高中英语语法 八大时态练习题

练习一 1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people ________ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology. A. begin D. had begun 2. Turn on the television or open

a magazine and you ________ advertisements showing happy families. A. will often see C. are often seeing B. often see D. have often seen B. began C. have begun

3. —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 left C. has left D. left

4. —What were you doing when Tony phoned you? —I had just finished my work and________ to take a shower. A. had started B. started C. have started D. was starting

5. I ________ you not to move my dictionary—now I can’t find it. A. asked B. ask C. was asking D. had asked

6. —Has Sam finished his homework today? —I have no idea. He ________ it this morning. A. did B. has done C. was doing D. had done

7. —What’s that terrible noise? —The neighbors ________ for a party.

A. have prepared prepare

B. are preparing

C. prepare

D. will

8. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet. A. had considered C. considered B. has been considering D. is going to consider

9. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, ________ visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. A. was B. were C. had been D. would be

10. The discussion ________ alive when an interesting topic was brought in. A. was coming B. had come C. has come D. came

11. Because the shop ________ , all the T-shirts are sold at half price. A. has closed down C. is closing down B. closed down D. had closed down

12. Let’s keep to the point or we ________ any decisions. A. will never reach C. never reach B. have never reached D. never reached

13. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ________ half of it. A. was missing B. had missed C. will miss D. missed

14. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847 —1931) ________ the world-leading inventor for sixty years. A. would be B. has been C. had been D. was

15. —You were out when I dropped in at your house. —Oh, I ________ for a friend from England at the airport. A. was waiting waited B. had waited C. am waiting D. has

练习二 1. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book ________ 50 million. A. have reached reached 2. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he ________ her somewhere. A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen B. has reached C. are reaching D. had

3. The crazy fans ________ patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived. A. were waiting would wait 4. She ________ her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job. B. had been waiting C. had waited D.

A. would change changing

B. has changed

C. changed

D. was

5. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power ________ increased enormously ever since. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

6. —You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it? —I’m sorry I ________ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you. A. wasn’t saying say 7. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness ________. A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown B. don’t say C. won’t say D. didn’t

8. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It will ________ fresh for several days. A. be stayed stayed 9. How can you possibly miss the news? It ________ on TV all day long. A. has been B. had been C. was D. will be B. stay C. be staying D. have

10. －Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on.

－Where was I? －You ________ you didn’t like your father’s job. A. had said saying 11. I arrived late; I ________ the road to be so icy. A. wouldn’t expect C. hadn’t expected B. haven’t expected D. wasn’t expecting B. said C. were saying D. had been

12. I ________ while reading the English textbook. Luckily, my roommate woke me up in time! A. had fallen asleep C. fell asleep B. have fallen asleep D. fall asleep

13. Although he has lived with us for years, he _______ us much impression. A. hadn’t left C. doesn’t leave B. didn’t leave D. hasn’t left

14. I ________ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year. A. will play B. have played C. played D. play

15. I wonder why Jenny ________ us recently. We should have heard from her by now. A. hasn’t written C. won’t write B. doesn’t write D. hadn’t written

练习三 1. A short time before she ________ , the old lady ________ a will, leaving all her money to her brother. A. died; has written C. had died; wrote B. has died; wrote D. died; had written

2. — Kate doesn’t look very well. What’s wrong with her? — She has a headache because she ________ too long; she ought to stop work. A. has been reading reading 3. As time ________ on, Sally began to wonder if Bruce ________ Bilks’new poem called Tabled’Hute. A. has gone; had read C. goes; has read B. went; has read D. went; had read B. had read C. is reading D. was

4. —Mike, do you know who wanted me on the phone? —Sorry. I don’t know. I ________ a bath in the bathroom. A. have had having 5. —Could you tell me how your father usually goes to work? —Yes. If it is fine, he ________ to his office. A. will walk on foot B. will go on foot C. walks D. would go B. was having C. had D. am

6. — I called you at ten, but there was no reply. —Oh, that was probably when I ________ a shower. A. am taking B. took C. were to take D. was taking

7. — Have you ever worked with a tape recorder? — I ________ it a lot when I was studying French in school. A. used B. was used C. have used D. had used

8. —You must have met him the other day. —Oh, no, I ________ . A. hadn’t B. mustn’t C. haven’t D. didn’t

9. —Which flight ________ ? —I want to catch the 13:00. A. you are to catch C. do you catch B. are you catching D. have you caught

10. —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 C. would wonder B. was wondering D. did wonder

11. How can I ever concentrate (集中精力) if you ________ continually ________ me with silly questions? A. have…interrupted C. are interrupting B. had interrupted D. were interrupting

12. —I bought this shirt for 35 yuan yesterday. —It’s on sale today for only 29. You should have waited.

—Oh, really? But how ________ I know? A. would B. can C. did D. do

13. —Will you go now? —Not until I ________ my experiments. A. will finish B. have finished finished 14. —Look! Someone has spilt coffee on the carpet. —Well, it ________ me. A. isn’t B. hasn’t been C. hadn’t been D. wasn’t C. will have finished D. had

15. —Did you enjoy your holiday? —Yes, it’s the best holiday I ________ these years. A. had 练习四 1. I don’t understand how you got a ticket. I always ________ you ________ a careful driver. A. think; are B. am thinking; are were 2. I really ought to go on a diet。 I ________ on so much weight since I gave up jogging. A. put B. am putting C. have put D. had put C. thought; were D. think; B. have had C. had had D. would have

3. We ________ to go skiing tomorrow，but there’s no snow，so we’ll just stay home instead。

A. are going go

B. were going

C. will go

D. would

4. 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 trying 5. The student didn’t pay any attention to the lecture; he ________ of something else. A. thought thinking 6. —Such a mistake could have been avoided. —Unfortunately, he ________ the mistake again and again. A. repeated B. would repeat repeated 7. —Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday? —No, but we ________ to get in touch with them ever since. A. have tried C. had tried B. have been trying D. had been trying C. had repeated D. would have B. had thought C. would think D. was B. had tried C. has been trying D. had been

8. I would have come sooner but I ________ that they were waiting. A. haven’t known C. don’t know B. hadn’t known D. didn’t know

9. －Oh, it’s you, Steve! I ________ you.

－No surprising. I’ve just had my hair cut. A. don’t recognize C. didn’t recognize B. haven’t recognized D. hadn’t recognized

10. I’m glad to see that you ________ a lot of progress since I ________ you last. A. will make; have met C. had made; met B. have been making; met D. have made; meeting

11. －Have you finished your composition already? －Yes. I ________ it in twenty minutes. A. have finished finished 12. Once a programme ________ put into a computer, it ________ accordingly. A. is; acts C. has been; will act 13. —What place is it? —Haven’t you seen that we ________ back where we ________ ? A. were；had been C. were；have been B. are；were D. are；had been B. is being; is acting D. will be; acts B. finished C. will finish D. had

14. —Didn’t the guard see him breaking into the bank? —No, he ________ in the other direction.

A. was looking looking

B. had looked

C. looked

D. is

15. —Have you persuaded him? —Yes. After some hours of discussion, I ________ to reason him in accepting the new plan. A. had managed C. have managed B. would manage D. managed

16. —I suppose the young beautiful actress is about 20 years old. — ________ ! She is still a college student. A. You guess it C. You have it guessed B. You guessed it D. You’re guessing it

17. －The enemy spy was found at last. －Really? Where ________ himself? A. had he hidden C. has he hidden 练习五 1. —Your phone number again? I _______ quite catch it. —It’s 9568442. A. didn’t B. couldn’t C. don’t D. can’t B. did he hide D. was he hidden

2. —Can I help you, sir? —Yes. I bought this radio here yesterday, but it _______.

A. didn’t work work

B. won’t work

C. can’t work

D. doesn’t

3. Helen _______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _______ home. A. has left; comes C. had left; came B. left; had come D. had left; would come

4. —_______ my glasses? —Yes, I saw them on your bed a minute ago. A. Do you see C. Would you see B. Had you see D. Have you seen

5. I first met Lisa three years ago. She _______ at a radio shop at that time. A. has worked C. had been working 6. —Is this raincoat yours? —No, mine _______ there behind the door. A. is hanging B. has hung C. hangs D. hung B. was working D. had worked

7. —Alice, why didn’t you come yesterday? —I _______, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did

8. —Who is Jerry Cooper? —_______? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting.

A. Don’t you meet him yet C. Didn’t you meet him yet 9. —Hi, Tracy, you look tired.

B. Hadn’t you met him yet D. Haven’t you met him yet

—I am tired. I _______ the living room all day. A. painted painted 10. —Nancy is not coming tonight. —But she _______! A. promises promised 11. Shirley _______ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished it. A. has written writing 12. —Hey, look where you are going! —Oh, I’m terribly sorry. _______. A. I’m not noticing C. I haven’t noticed B. I wasn’t noticing D. I don’t notice B. wrote C. had written D. was B. promised C. will promise D. had B. had painted C. have been painting D. have

13. The price _______ but I doubt whether it will remain so. A. went down C. has gone down B. will go down D. was going down

14. The reporter said that the UFO _______ east to west when he saw it. A. was traveling C. had been traveling B. traveled D. was to travel

15. —You’ve left the light on. —Oh, so I have. _______ and turn it off. A. I’ll go 练习六 1. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _______ so rapidly. A. is changing change 2. I _______ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year. A. will play B. have played C. played D. play B. has changed C. will have changed D. will B. I’ve gone C. I go D. I’m going

3. I wonder why Jenny _______ us recently. We should have heard from her by now. A. hasn’t written C. won’t write B. doesn’t write D. hadn’t written

4. —You haven’t said a word about my new coat, Brenda. Do you like it?

—I’m sorry I _______ anything about it sooner. I certainly think it’s pretty on you. A. wasn’t saying B. don’t say C. won’t say D. didn’t say

5. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness _______. A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown

6. I thought Jim would say something about his school report, but he _______ it. A. doesn’t mention C. didn’t mention B. hadn’t mentioned D. hasn’t mentioned

7. —You’re drinking too much. —Only at home. No one _______ me but you. A. is seeing B. had seen C. sees D. saw

8. I’ve won a holiday for two weeks to Florida. I _______ my mum. A. am taking taken 9. The little girl _______ her heart out because she _______ her toy bear and believed she wasn’t going to find it. A. had cried; lost C. has cried; has lost B. cried; had lost D. cries; has lost B. have taken C. take D. will have

10. John and I _______ friends for eight years. We first got to know each other at a Christmas party. But we _______ each other a couple of times before that. A. had been; has seen C. had been; had seen B. have been; have seen D. have been; had seen

11. It _______ long before we _______ the result of the experiment. A. will not be; will know C. will not be; know B. is; will know D. is; know

12. —How long _______ David and Vicky _______ married? —For about four years. A. were; being B. have; got C. have; been D. did; get

13. How can you possibly miss the news? It _______ on TV all day long. A. has been will be 14.－Sorry to have interrupted you. Please go on. －Where was I? －You ______ you didn't like your father's job. A. had said been saying 15. I arrived late; I _____ the road to be so icy. A. wouldn't expect B. haven't expected B. said C. were saying D. had B. had been C. was D.

C. hadn't expected 练习七

D. wasn't expecting

1. Dear me! Just _____ at the time! I _____ no idea it was so late. A. look, have C. look, had B. looking, had D. looking, have

2. “What’s his name?” “I _____.” A. forget C. had forgotten B. forgot D. am forgetting

3. Your mother _____, however, say that to us that day. A. does B. did C. is doing D. was doing

4. New medicines and instruments ______ every day to extend life. A. develop C. are developing B. are being developed D. have developed

5. I _____ your last point — could you say it again? A. didn’t quite catch C. hadn’t quite caught B. don’t quite catch D. can’t quite catch

6. I feel sure I _____ her before somewhere. A. was to meet meet 7. They haven’t arrived yet but we _____ them at any moment. A. are expected C. are expecting B. have expected D. will expect B. have met C. had met D. would

8. “I suppose you _____ that report yet?” “I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact.” A. didn’t finish C. hadn’t finished B. haven’t finished D. wasn’t finishing

9. “When he _____ is not known yet.” “But when he ____, he will be warmly welcomed.” A. comes, comes C. comes, will come B. will come, will come D. will come, comes

10. The bridge, which _____ 1688, needs repairing. A. is dated from dated from 11. I had hoped to see her off at the station, but I _____ too busy. A. was been 12. You _____ your turn so you’ll have to wait. A. will miss missed 13. I left my pen on the desk and now it’s gone; who _____ it? A. took B. has taken C. will take D. had taken B. have missed C. are missing D. had B. had been C. would be D. would have B. was dated from C. dates from D.

14. You’ll never guess who I met today — my old teacher! We _____ for 20 years.

A. don’t meet meet

B. haven’t met

C. hadn’t met

D. couldn’t

15. I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he _____ abroad all week. A. is B. was C. has been D. had been

16. —Don’t put the waste on the ground. —Oh, I’m very sorry. I _____the dustbin there. A. don’t see C. didn’t see B. isn’t seeing D. haven’t see

17. —How is the weather in your country this summer? —It _____as much as it does now for a long time. A. hasn’t rained C. wasn’t raining B. doesn’t rain D. didn’t rain

18. —Does Liu Hui serve in the army? —No, but he _____in the army for three years. A. served serve 19. —Sorry. I _____to post the letter for you. —Never mind. _____it myself after school. A. forget; I’d rather post B. forgot; I’ll post B. has served C. is serving D. would

C. forgot; I’m going to post D. forget; I’d better post

20. Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Professor Smith _____, so we only had time for a few words. A. has just left C. just left B. had just left D. was just leaving

21. —What were you doing when I phoned you last night? —I _____my painting and was starting to take a bath. A. have already finished C. had just finished B. was finishing D. was going to finish

22. You _____television. Why not do something more active? A. always watch C. have always watched B. are always watching D. have always been watching

23. I have been studying computer for several years and I still _____. A. have B. do C. have been D. am

24. Jane was disappointed that most of the guests________ when she ________at the party. A. left; had arrived C. had left; had arrived B. left; arrived D. had left; arrived

25. The pen I ________ I ________ is on my desk, right under my nose. A. think; lost C. think; had lost B. thought; had lost D. thought; have lost

练习八 1. We ________ to move but are still considering where to go to. A. are deciding decided 2. I left my pen on the desk and now it’s gone; who ________ it? A. took B. has taken C. will take D. had taken B. decided C. have decided D. had

3. They won’t buy any new clothes because they ________ money to buy a new car. A. save B. were saving C. have saved D. are saving

4. I ________ your last point — could you say it again? A. didn’t quite catch C. hadn’t quite catch 5. —Are you a teacher? —I ________, but now I am working in a company. A. is B. am C. was D. had B. don’t quite catch D. can’t quite catch

6. I feel sure I ________ her somewhere before. A. was to meet meet 7. —Does Liu Hui serve in the army? —No, but he ________ in the army for three years. A. served serve B. has served C. is serving D. would B. have met C. had met D. would

8. —Tom came back home yesterday. —Really? Where ________ at all? A. had he been gone 9. Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Professor Smith ________, so we only had time for a few words. A. has just left C. just left B. had just left D. was just leaving B. has he been C. had he gone D. has he

10. —I’m sorry; I shouldn’t have been so rude to you. —You ________ your temper but that’s OK. A. have lost C. did lose B. had lost D. were losing

11. —You must have met him the other day. —Oh, no, I ________. A. hadn’t B. mustn’t C. haven’t D. didn’t

12. —Will you go to the park now? —Not until I ________ my physics exercises. A. will finish C. will have finished B. have finished D. had finished

13. —Did you enjoy the film? —Yes, it’s the best one I ________ these years.

A. had have

B. have had

C. had had

D. would

14. —Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday? —Yes, he did. He ________ his old friends for a long time. A. didn’t see C. hasn’t seen B. wouldn’t see D. hadn’t seen

15. When I called you this morning, nobody answered the phone. Where ________? A. did you go C. were you B. have you gone D. had you been

16. She ought to stop working; she has a headache because she ________ too long. A. has been reading C. is reading B. had read D. read

17. —Why do you look worried? —Fred left the company half an hour ago. His work ________ unfinished since. A. left B. was left C. has left D. has been left

18. —You could have asked Mr Johnson for help. He is kind-hearted. —I ________ that. A whole day ________. A. forget; wastes B. forgot; was wasted

C. forgot; had wasted

D. forget; was wasted

19. You’d better not phone the manager between 7 and 8 tomorrow evening; he ________ an important meeting then. A. will have C. will be having B. would have D. will have had

20. —I’m sorry, but the boss isn’t here yet. Shall I have him call you when he comes back? —No, I’ll call him back. If I call again in half an hour, do you think she ________ ? A. had arrived C. will arrive B. has arrived D. will have arrived

21. —What’s wrong with your coat? —Just now when I wanted to get off the bus, the man next to me ________on it. A. sat C. had been sitting B. had sat D. was sitting

22. —Why weren’t you at the meeting? —I ________ for a long-distance call from my aunt in America. A. waited C. had been waiting B. was waiting D. had waited

23.—Will you attend the meeting this evening? —But I ________ told anything about it.

A. wasn’t

B. am not

C. haven’t been

D. won’t be

24. — What did you think of Act I of the play last night? — I’m sorry. The play ________ when I got there. A. had been started C. was to start B. had been on for half an hour D. had begun for half an hour

25. —Why did you come by bus? —My car broke down yesterday evening and I ________ it repaired. A. didn’t have C. won’t have B. don’t have D. haven’t had