Present and past progressive (-ing)

Question 1

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. When the phone rang, I ___ (read).

• A. was reading
• B. am reading
• C. read
• D. reading

Question 2

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Yesterday at noon, the sun ___ (shine).

• A. was shining
• B. is shining
• C. shine
• D. shining

Question 3

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Shh! Grandpa ___ (sleep).

• A. sleeping
• B. was sleeping
• C. sleep
• D. is sleeping

Question 4

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Yesterday at noon, the sun ___ (shine).

• A. is shining
• B. was shining
• C. shine
• D. shining

Question 5

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. While Ella ___ (walk) home, it started to rain.

• A. walk
• B. was walking
• C. is walking
• D. walking

Question 6

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. When the phone rang, I ___ (read).

• A. reading
• B. am reading
• C. was reading
• D. read

Question 7

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. When the phone rang, I ___ (read).

• A. read
• B. reading
• C. am reading
• D. was reading

Question 8

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. The birds ___ (sing) when I woke up.

• A. singing
• B. were singing
• C. are singing
• D. was singing

Question 9

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Shh! Grandpa ___ (sleep).

• A. was sleeping
• B. is sleeping
• C. sleep
• D. sleeping

Question 10

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Right now, the children ___ (paint).

• A. paints
• B. are painting
• C. painting
• D. were painting

Question 11

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. When the phone rang, I ___ (read).

• A. was reading
• B. am reading
• C. read
• D. reading

Question 12

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Right now, the children ___ (paint).

• A. painting
• B. paints
• C. were painting
• D. are painting

Question 13

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. The dogs ___ (bark) at the moon at the moment.

• A. barking
• B. are barking
• C. were barking
• D. is barking

Question 14

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. We ___ (wait) for the bus now.

• A. are waiting
• B. were waiting
• C. is waiting
• D. waiting

Question 15

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Shh! Grandpa ___ (sleep).

• A. is sleeping
• B. sleep
• C. sleeping
• D. was sleeping

Question 16

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Yesterday at noon, the sun ___ (shine).

• A. shine
• B. is shining
• C. was shining
• D. shining