Grammar Quiz

Progressive Tense Quiz


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We were measuring the olive oil when the phone rang.

A. present progressive

B. past progressive

C. future progressive


Look ! The teacher … in the class.

A. are teaching

B. is teaching

C. is being teaching

D. is being teach


We had been sitting.

A. past perfect progressive

B. past progressive

C. future perfect progressive

D. present progressive


A few people …. Eating pizza for tomorrow’s party

A. Have

B. Was

C. Will be

D. Will


In class yesterday, Joshua ______________ reading the longest book I had ever seen!

A. is reading

B. will be reading

C. was reading


You will still be ….. for her when her train arrives

A. Is waiting

B. Waiting

C. Will wait     

D. Wait


He……running along street this morning.

A. Was

B. Were

C. Am

D. Are


My eyes are tearing up a little.

A. present progressive

B. past progressive

C. future progressive


Many birds … on my house at this morning.

A. are been

B. are be

C. is being

D. are being


I … game when my father came home last night

A.  Was playing

B. Had played

C. Play

D. Played


I was (to sit) on the chair when it broke.

A. siting

B. sit

C. sits

D. sitting


Tom had been working really hard at the office. Choose the correct tense.

A. past progressive

B. present perfect progressive

C. future progressive

D. past perfect progressive


That boat was working perfectly, but it isn´t anymore. Choose the correct verb tense.

A. present perfect progressive

B. future progressive

C. simple tense

D. past progressive


Yesterday, I __ watching TV when the power went out

A. Am 

B. Were

C. Was 

D. Are


The number of cases of asthma ______ these days, perhaps partly because more people own cats.

A. increase

B. is increasing

C. was increasing

D. were increased


I will be …… at home

A. Staying

B. Stayed

C. Being stayed

D. Stay


He will not be…… at the library tonight,so he will not see jenny when she arrives.

A. Studying

B. Studies

C. Student

D. Study


… they … a cake when their mother arrived?

A. Are | baking

B. Were | baking

C. Was | baking

D. Do | baking


Select the progressive verb tense phrase in the sentence:

I can tell it’s almost winter because the leaves are falling from the trees.

A. can tell

B. almost winter

C. from the trees

D. are falling


Amy and her family _______________ today for the competition.

A. will be arriving

B. are arriving

C. is arriving


They …. Spending their time to shopping

A. Could

B. Will

C. Will be

D. Would


When I came to the school, she…..the classroom.

A. Cleans

B. Is cleaning

C. Was cleaning

D. Cleaned


You and I … having lunch with my brother right now.

A. have

B. Is

C. are

D. am


I _____ the flour in a bowl when the phone rang. (put – past progressive)

A. am putting

B. was putting

C. will be putting


He was running.

A. present perfect progressive

B. past progressive

C. past perfect progressive

D. future perfect progressive




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