英语时态练习题附答案和讲解教学内容.docx

1、英语时态练习题附答案和讲解教学内容1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people _ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. A. begin B. beganC. have begun D. had begun2. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _ advertisements showing happy families.A. will often see B. of

2、ten seeC. are often seeing D. have often seen3. I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday. Oh, how nice! Do you know when she _? A. was leaving B. had leftC. has left D. left4. What were you doing when Tony phoned you?I had just finished my work and_ to take a shower. A. had started B.

3、 startedC. have started D. was starting5. I _ you not to move my dictionarynow I cant find it.A. asked B. askC. was asking D. had asked6. Has Sam finished his homework today?I have no idea. He _ it this morning. A. did B. has doneC. was doing D. had done7. Whats that terrible noise? The neighbors _

4、for a party. A. have prepared B. are preparingC. prepare D. will prepare 8. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy _ going back to school, but she hasnt decided yet.A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider 9. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, _ vis

5、iting a museum when the earthquake struck. A. was B. wereC. had been D. would be 10. The discussion _ alive when an interesting topic was brought in. A. was coming B. had comeC. has come D. came11. Because the shop _ , all the T-shirts are sold at half price. A. has closed down B. closed downC. is c

6、losing down D. had closed down12. Lets keep to the point or we _ any decisions. A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never reach D. never reached13. My mind wasnt on what he was saying so Im afraid I _ half of it. A. was missing B. had missedC. will miss D. missed14. It is said in the book t

7、hat Thomas Edison (18471931) _ the world-leading inventor for sixty years. A. would be B. has beenC. had been D. was15. You were out when I dropped in at your house. Oh, I _ for a friend from England at the airport. A. was waiting B. had waitedC. am waiting D. has waited 16. She has set a new record

8、, that is, the sales of her latest book _ 50 million.A. have reached B. has reachedC. are reaching D. had reached17. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he _ her somewhere. A. saw B. has seenC. sees D. had seen18. The crazy fans _ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star

9、 arrived。A. were waiting B. had been waitingC. had waited D. would wait19. She _ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job. A. would change B. has changedC. changed D. was changing20. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power _ increased enormousl

10、y ever since. A. is B. wasC. has been D. had been21. You havent said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?Im sorry I _ anything about it sooner. I certainly think its pretty on you. A. wasnt saying B. dont sayC. wont say D. didnt say22. All morning as she waited for the medical report fr

11、om the doctor, her nervousness _. A. has grown B. is growingC. grew D. had grown23. Why dont you put the meat in the fridge? It will _ fresh for several days. A. be stayed B. stayC. be staying D. have stayed24. How can you possibly miss the news? It _ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had beenC. wa

12、s D. will be 25. Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. Where was I? You _ you didnt like your fathers job. A. had said B. saidC. were saying D. had been saying26. I arrived late; I _ the road to be so icy.A. wouldnt expect B. havent expectedC. hadnt expected D. wasnt expecting27. I _ while re

13、ading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time! A. had fallen asleep B. have fallen asleep C. fell asleep D. fall asleep28. Although he has lived with us for years, he _ us much impression. A. hadnt left B. didnt leaveC. doesnt leave D. hasnt left29. I _ ping-pong quite well, bu

14、t I havent had time to play since the new year. A. will play B. have playedC. played D. play 30. I wonder why Jenny _ us recently. We should have heard from her by now. A. hasnt written B. doesnt writeC. wont write D. hadnt written 31. A short time before she _ , the old lady _ a will, leaving all h

15、er money to her brother. A. died; has written B. has died; wrote C. had died; wrote D. died; had written32. Kate doesnt look very well. Whats wrong with her? She has a headache because she _ too long; she ought to stop work. A. has been reading B. had read C. is reading D. was reading33. As time _ o

16、n, Sally began to wonder if Bruce _ Bilksnew poem called TabledHute. A. has gone; had read B. went; has read C. goes; has read D. went; had read34. Mike, do you know who wanted me on the phone?Sorry. I dont know. I _ a bath in the bathroom. A. have had B. was havingC. had D. am having35. Could you t

17、ell me how your father usually goes to work?Yes. If it is fine, he _ to his office. A. will walk B. will go on foot C. walks D. would go on foot36. I called you at ten, but there was no reply. Oh, that was probably when I _ a shower. A. am taking B. tookC. were to take D. was taking37. Have you ever

18、 worked with a tape recorder? I _ it a lot when I was studying French in school. A. used B. was usedC. have used D. had used38. You must have met him the other day. Oh, no, I _ . A. hadnt B. mustntC. havent D. didnt39. Which flight _ ? I want to catch the 13:00. A. you are to catch B. are you catchi

19、ngC. do you catch D. have you caught40. Excuse me, sir. Would you do me a favor?Of course. What is it?I _ if you could tell me how to fill out this form. A. had wondered B. was wonderingC. would wonder D. did wonder41. How can I ever concentrate (集中精力) if you _ continually _ me with silly questions?

20、 A. haveinterrupted B. had .interruptedC. areinterrupting D. wereinterrupting42. I bought this shirt for 35 yuan yesterday. Its on sale today for only 29. You should have waited. Oh, really? But how _ I know? A. would B. canC. did D. do43. Will you go now? (from )Not until I _ my experiments. A. wil

21、l finish B. have finishedC. will have finished D. had finished44. Look! Someone has spilt coffee on the carpet. Well, it _ me. A. isnt B. hasnt beenC. hadnt been D. wasnt 45. Did you enjoy your holiday?Yes, its the best holiday I _ these years. A. had B. have hadC. had had D. would have46. I dont un

22、derstand how you got a ticket. I always _ you _ a careful driver. A. think; are B. am thinking; are C. thought; were D. think; were47. I really ought to go on a diet。I _ on so much weight since I gave up jogging. A. put B. am puttingC. have put D. had put48. We _ to go skiing tomorrow，but theres no

23、snow，so well just stay home instead。A. are going B. were goingC. will go D. would go49. At the time of the earthquake Jeff was still in his office. He _ to finish a project before he left for the day. A. has tried B. had triedC. has been trying D. had been trying50. The student didnt pay any attenti

24、on to the lecture; he _ of something else. A. thought B. had thoughtC. would think D. was thinking 51. Such a mistake could have been avoided. Unfortunately, he _ the mistake again and again. A. repeated B. would repeatC. had repeated D. would have repeated52. Did you find the missing couple in the

25、mountain yesterday?No, but we _ to get in touch with them ever since. A. have tried B. have been tryingC. had tried D. had been trying53. I would have come sooner but I _ that they were waiting. A. havent known B. hadnt knownC. dont know D. didnt know 54. Oh, its you, Steve! I _ you. No surprising.

26、Ive just had my hair cut. (from )A. dont recognize B. havent recognized C. didnt recognize D. hadnt recognized 55. Im glad to see that you _ a lot of progress since I _ you last. A. will make; have met B. have been making; met C. had made; met D. have made; meeting 56. Have you finished your composi

27、tion already?Yes. I _ it in twenty minutes. A. have finished B. finishedC. will finish D. had finished57. Once a programme _ put into a computer, it _ accordingly. A. is; acts B. is being; is actingC. has been; will act D. will be; acts58. What place is it?Havent you seen that we _ back where we _ ?

28、A. were；had been B. are；were C. were；have been D. are；had been59. Didnt the guard see him breaking into the bank?No, he _ in the other direction. A. was looking B. had lookedC. looked D. is looking60. Have you persuaded him?Yes. After some hours of discussion, I _ to reason him in accepting the new

29、plan. A. had managed B. would manageC. have managed D. managed61. I suppose the young beautiful actress is about 20 years old. _ ! She is still a college student. A. You guess it B. You guessed it C. You have it guessed D. Youre guessing it62. The enemy spy was found at last. Really? Where _ himself? A. had he hidden B. did he hideC. has he hidden D. was he hidden 1. B. when引导的是一个非限制性定语从句，when指20世纪90年代初，当然用一般过去时。2. A. 这是“祈使句+and +陈述句”句型，祈使句相当于一个条件状语从句，and后的陈述句的谓语用一般将来时，这是一个较为固定的句型。3. D. 因为Jane已经度假去了，“离开”此地就当然是在此之前的过去某个时