Past Progressive Quiz

Identify the past progressive tense in the following sentence: I was eating dinner when the phone rang.

• I will eat

• I have eaten

• I was eating

• I am eating

Find the past progressive tense in the sentence: They were playing football when it started raining.

• were playing

• played

• will be playing

• was playing

In the sentence 'She was reading a book while he was watching TV', identify the past progressive tense.

• is reading, is watching

• was reading, was watching

• read, watch

• will read, will watch

Locate the past progressive tense in the sentence: We were studying for the exam all night.

• were study

• was studying

• studying were

• were studying

Identify the past progressive tense in the following sentence: The kids were laughing and playing in the garden.

• will laugh and play

• were laughing and playing

• laughed and played

• are laughing and playing

Find the past progressive tense in the sentence: He was cooking dinner while she was setting the table.

• will be cooking

• was cooking

• is cooking

• were cooking

In the sentence 'I was sleeping when the alarm went off', identify the past progressive tense.

• will sleep

• is sleeping

• has slept

• was sleeping

Locate the past progressive tense in the sentence: They were talking on the phone when the doorbell rang.

• they were

• talking were

• were talking

• on the phone

Identify the past progressive tense in the following sentence: The dog was barking loudly while the cat was chasing its tail.

• was barking, was chasing

• is barking, is chasing

• barked, chased

• will bark, will chase

Find the past progressive tense in the sentence: She was singing while he was playing the guitar.

• sings, plays

• sang, played

• was singing, was playing

• is singing, is playing