英语时态练习50题(附答案).doc
时态练习题1. They _ friends since they met in Shanghai. A. have made B. have become C. have been D. have had 2. The secretary is going to report to the manager as soon as he _. A. will arrive B. arrives C. is going to arrive D. is arriving 3. We all know that ice _. A. feel cold B. is felt sold C. is feeling cold D. feels cold 4. -This cloth _ well and _ long. - OK. Ill take it. A. washes lasts B. is washed; lasted C. washes, is lasted D. is washing, lasting 5. -Is this raincoat yours? - No, mine _ there behind the door. A. is hanging B. hangs C. has been hanged D. hung 6. Helen _ her key in the office so she had to wait until her husband _ home. A. has left; comes B. left; had come C. had left; came D. had left; would come 7. It _ every day so far this week. A. is raining B. rained C. rains D. has been raining 8. In ancient days the earth _ to be flat. A. is believed B. was believed C. has believed D. believed 9. - Are you going to the movies tonight? - Yes, I _ my work by that time. A. will finish B. finish C. am going to finish D. will have finished 10. - Was the driving pleasant when you vacationed in Mexico last summer? - No, it _ for four days when we arrived, so the roads were very muddy. A. was raining B. would be raining C. had been raining D. has rained 11. However much _, it will be worth it A. does the watch cost B. costs the watch C. the watch will cost D. the watch costs 12. If the dog wins tomorrow, he _ sixteen races in the past three years. A. has won B. will win C. will have won D. would have won 13. I decided to go to the library as soon as I _. A. finish what I did B. finished what I did C. would finish what I was doing D. finished what I was doing 14. You wont know if the coat fits you until you _ it on. A. will try B. are trying C. tried D. have tried 15. My dictionary _, I have looked for it everywhere but still _. A. has lost; dont find B. is missing; dont find C. has lost; havent found D. is missing; havent found 16. - How long _ each other before they _ married? - For about a year. A. have they known; get B. did they know; were going to get C. do they know; are going to get D. had they known; got 17. - Come in, Peter, I want to show you something. - Oh, how nice of you. I _ you _ to bring me a gift. A. never think; are going B. never thought; were going C. didnt think; are going D. hadnt thought; were going 18. When Jack arrived he learned Mary _ for almost an hour. A. had gone B. had set off C. had left D. had been away 19 - Im sorry to keep you waiting. - Oh, not at all. I _ here only a few minutes. A. have been B. had been C. was D. will 20. The police found that the house _ and s lot of things _. A. has broken into; has been stolen B. had broken into; had been stolen C. has been broken into; stolen D. had been broken into; stolen 21. - Have you moved into the house? - Not yet. The rooms _. A. are being painted B. are painting C. are painted D. are being painting 22. If the city noises _ from increasing, people _ shout to be heard at the dinner table 20 years from now. A. are not kept will have to B. are not kept; have to C. do not keep; will have to D. do not keep, have to 23. - _ the sports meet might be put off. - Yes, it all depends on the weather. A. Ive been told B. Ive told C. Im told D. I was told 24. You dont need to describe her. I _ her several times. A. had met B. have met C. met D. meet 25. I dont think Jim saw me; he _ into space. A. just stared (凝视) B. was just staring C. has just stared D. had just stared 26. - _ my glasses? - Yes, I _ them on your bed a minute ago. A. Do you see; saw B. Had you seen; have seen C. Have you seen; saw D. Would you see; saw 27. - We could have walked to the station; it was so near. - Yes. A taxi _ at all necessary. A. wasnt B. hadnt been C. wouldnt be D. wont be 28. - Who is Jerry Cooper? - _? I saw you shake hands with him at the meeting. A. Dont you meet him yet B. Hadnt you met him yet C. Didnt you meet him yet D. Havent you met him yet 29. - Nancy is not coming tonight. - But she _! A. promises B. promised C. will promise D. had promised 30. _ it with me and Ill see what I can do. A. When left B. Leaving C. If you leave D. Leave 31. - Can you attend the party tomorrow? - I think I can when my headache _ thoroughly.(完全) A. will disappear B. is disappearing C. disappears D. is disappeared 32. It is clear that his poor education _ him back. A. has been held B. is holding C. will be held D. had held 33. - How are you planning to travel to Shanghai? - I _ yet, but I _ taking a train. A. havent decided; am considering B. havent decided, consider C. didnt decided; am considering D. hadnt decided; have considered 34. The pen I _ I _ is on my desk, right under my nose. A. think, lose B. thought, had lost C. think, had lost D. thought, have lost 35. - Have you heard about the new school? - No, when and where to build the new one _ yet. A. is not decided B. are not decided C. hasnt decided D. havent decided 36. - Sorry, Im late. - Thats OK. I _ long. A. havent waited B. dont wait C. havent been waiting D. didnt wait 37. - Nancy sat in the front seat on the left side of the classroom. - Oh! I thought she _ in the back. A. will sit B. had sat C. is sitting D. has sat 38. I must leave, too. I _ having tea with you, Bill. A. was enjoying B. am enjoying C. enjoyed D. enjoy 39. I _ my face when suddenly someone _ at the door. A. washed, knocked B. washed, was knocking C. was washing, was knocking D. was washing, knocked 40. I _ at the station half an hour ago, but the train _ yet. A. arrived, hadnt come B. was arriving, hadnt come C. arrived, hasnt come D. had arrived, didnt come 41. - Why did you come by taxi? - My car broke down last week and I still _ it repaired. A. havent had B. didnt have C. dont have D. wont have 42. Im surprised to find you here looking well and playing tennis, Jim. Ann said that you _ sick. A. are B. were C. would be D. had been 43. The price _, but I doubt whether it will remain so. A. went down B. will go down C. has gone done D. was going down 44. - Did you go to Qingdao for vacation last August? - I _ to go, but I got sick at the last minute. A. was planning B. had been planning C. planned D. have planned 45. I met him at a party, but I havent seen him _. A. since B. still C. yet D. then 46. All the preparations for the task _, and were ready to start. A. completed B. complete C. had been completed D. have been completed 47. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in my life _ so happy. A. did I feel B. I felt C. I had felt D. had I felt 48. - How are you today? - Oh, I _ as ill as I do now for a very long time. A. didnt feel B. wasnt feeling C. dont feel D. havent felt 49. The reporter said the UFO _ east to west when he saw it. A. was travelling B. travelled C. had been travelling D. was to travel 50. - I think that you need _ practice on playing the violin. - _ violin lessons every two weeks, but I think Ill make it every week from now on. A. less; I have B. less; Ive taking C. more; I have D. more; Ive been having Key: 1-5 CBDAA 6-10 CDBDC 11-15 DCDDD 16-20 DBDAD 21-25 AAABB 26-30 CADBD 31-35 CBABA 36-40 CBCDC 41-45ABCBA 46-50DDDAD
