Present and past progressive (-ing)

Question 1

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

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

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Look! The baby ___ (smile).

• A. smiles
• B. smiling
• C. was smiling
• D. is smiling

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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 11

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

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

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

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

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

Question 14

Choose the correct -ing form of the verb. Look! The baby ___ (smile).

• A. was smiling
• B. smiling
• C. smiles
• D. is smiling

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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