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Past Progressive Quiz

The document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions testing the use of the past progressive tense. The questions describe people and things that were in the middle of an ongoing action in the past, such as "John was driving to work when he saw the accident". The quiz tests selecting the correct past progressive verb form to fill in the blanks in sentences describing interrupted or ongoing past activities.

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Past Progressive Quiz

The document contains a quiz with multiple choice questions testing the use of the past progressive tense. The questions describe people and things that were in the middle of an ongoing action in the past, such as "John was driving to work when he saw the accident". The quiz tests selecting the correct past progressive verb form to fill in the blanks in sentences describing interrupted or ongoing past activities.

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Past Progressive quiz

Circle the correct answer

John _______ (drive) to work when he saw the accident. A)


was driving B) drove C) had driven D) drives
While we _______ (watch) TV, the power went out. A) watch
B) were watching C) have watched D) watched
She _______ (study) for her exams all night. A) has studied B)
studied C) was studying D) had studied
We _______ (hike) up the mountain when it started to rain. A)
hiked B) have hiked C) were hiking D) had hiked
She _______ (cook) dinner while her husband was working
late. A) cooked B) had cooked C) was cooking D) cooks
The children _______ (play) in the park when it started to get
dark. A) played B) have played C) were playing D) had played
He _______ (watch) TV when his friends came over. A)
watched B) had watched C) was watching D) watches
The students _______ (study) for their exams when the fire
alarm went off. A) studied B) have studied C) were studying D)
had studied
I _______ (read) a book when the phone rang. A) read B) had
read C) was reading D) reads
They _______ (dance) at the party when the music suddenly
stopped. A) danced B) have danced C) were dancing D) had
danced
The workers _______ (fix) the roof when it started to rain. A)
fixed B) have fixed C) were fixing D) had fixed
She _______ (walk) to work when she saw her friend across
the street. A) walked B) had walked C) was walking D) walks
The athletes _______ (train) hard for the upcoming
tournament. A) trained B) have trained C) were training D) had
trained
He _______ (drive) to the store when he remembered he left
his wallet at home. A) drove B) had driven C) was driving D)
drives
We _______ (swim) in the lake when a storm approached. A)
swam B) have swum C) were swimming D) had swum
The singer _______ (perform) on stage when she suddenly
forgot the lyrics. A) performed B) had performed C) was
performing D) performs
They _______ (travel) to Europe when the pandemic started.
A) traveled B) have traveled C) were traveling D) had traveled
She _______ (paint) a picture when her dog knocked over the
paint cans. A) painted B) had painted C) was painting D)
paints
The kids _______ (play) in the park when they found a lost
puppy. A) played B) have played C) were playing D) had
played
He _______ (write) a letter to his friend when he heard the
news. A) wrote B) had written C) was writing D) writes

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