高中英语时态考试题.doc

高中英语时态练习1. Hurry up! Mark and carol _us. A. except B. are excepting C. have excepted D. will expect2. Last month, the Japanese government expressed their thanks for the aid they _ from China. A. receive B. are receiving C. have received D. had received3. The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant _ in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly. A. gave B. gives C. was giving D. had given4. I _to visit you later that day, but I had to phone and cancel. A. come B. came C. am coming D. was coming 5. Im tired out. I _all afternoon and I dont seem to have finished anything. A. shopped B. have shopped C. had shopped D. have been shopping6. Look! Somebody _ the sofa. Well, it wasnt me. I didnt do it. A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has cleaned D. had cleaned7. Kevin, you look worried. Anything wrong? Well, I _a test and Im waiting for the result. A. will take B. took C. had taken D. take8. Peter had intended to take a job in business, but _ that plan after the unpleasant experience in Canada in 2010. A. had abandoned B. abandoned C. abandon D. will abandon9. I feel so excited! At this time tomorrow morning I _ to shanghai.A. will be B. will fly C. have been flying D. have flown10. Around two oclock every night, sue will start talking in her dream. It somewhat _ us. A. bothers B. had bothered C. would bother D.bothered11. None of them _the thin girl could keep her end up and come out first in the international marathon. A. have predicted B. would predict C. were predicted D. had predicted12. Excuse me. I wonder if you can help me. I _ my ID card. A. have lost B. lost C. had lost D. lose13. Since the beginning of the vacation, I _ across the country, and my next stop is the Wuyi Mountain. A. had traveled B. will travel C. have been traveling D. was traveling14. Luckily, the loss _ great; otherwise, our company would have closed down. A. isnt B. hadnt been C. hasnt been D. wasnt15. Im going to attend your lecture at 9:30 tomorrow morning. A. would discuss B. will discuss C. will be discussing D. am discussing16. Why didnt you buy any bread while doing shopping yesterday evening? Sorry, _. A. I forget B. I forgot C. I had forgotten D. I have forgotten17. Whats your opinion about my suggestion? Sorry, I _. Would you please say it again? A. hadnt listened B. wouldnt listen C. wasnt listening D. didnt listen18. We should get together next week. Sounds like a plan! I _you a call. A. will give B. would give C. have given D. give 19. If I hadnt been caught in the heavy rain, I could have been back by 7 oclock. What a pity! Stella _here to see you. A. is B. was C. would be D. has been20. Gina has a sweet tooth and loves meat more than anything else. No wonder she _weight so fast. A. gains B. gained C. had gained D. is gaining21. Life _like a box of chocolate; you never know what you _ get. A. is going to; will B. is; are going to C. will be; are to D. has been; are about to22. Id like to buy the kind of cloth which _ easily. A. washes; do B. washes; work C. is washed; do D. is washed; work23. May I see your ticket, please? I think you _ in my seat. Oh, youre right. My seat is upstairs. Im terribly sorry. A. are sitting B. sit C. sat D. have sat 24. Had you joined the chat room ten minutes ago, you would have known what we _about then. A. has talked B. have talked C. talk D. were talking.25. How do you find the movie The Cove? It _ sad. It _ a bloody picture of dolphins being killed. A. looks ; presents B. looking; presents C. looks; presented D. looked; presented26. Daniel, you _into things. How can anyone be so clumsy?A. always knock B. are always knocking C. are look D. are always looking27. Im not finished with my dinner yet. But our friends _ for us. A. will wait B. wait C. have waited D. are waiting28. She was surprised to find the fridge empty; the children _ everything! A. had been eating B. had eaten C. have eaten D. have been eating29. His first novel _ good review since it came out last month. A. receives B. is receiving C. will receive D. has received30. Tom _ in the library every night over the last three months. A. works B. worked C. has been working D. had been working31. I cant believe that you got fined for speeding. I _ of you as a careful driver. A. think B. am thinking C. thought D. have thought32. Ill call on you at 10:00 tomorrow morning. Sorry, I _ the flight to Shanghai then. A. have enjoyed B. will be enjoying C. am enjoying D. am to enjoy 33. Miss Green is ill in hospital. Oh, really? I _. I will go and visit her. A. didnt know B. dont know C. havent known D. hadnt known34. Ill call you at 5:00 am next Saturday. Sorry, I _then. A. have slept B. will be sleeping C. am sleeping D. would sleep35. She was working as a teacher when I saw her several years ago, but I _any news about her ever since. A. hadnt got B. havent got C. didnt get D. wouldnt get 36. By the time Jack returned home from England, his son _ from college. A. graduated B. has graduated C. had been graduating D. had graduated37. Hey, Gary, did Linda see you come in? I dont think so. She _ her lessons then. A. reviewed B. would review C. was reviewing D. reviews38. The girls sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous, for she _ before. A. didnt fly B. hasnt flown C. hadnt flown D. wasnt flying39. How long have you been in the army? It _ 12 years since I joined the army. A. has been B. was C. had been D. would be 40. What did your physics teacher tell you just now? He said the light _faster than the sound. A. traveled B. will travel C. travels D. had traveled 41. Excuse me, but would you please turn the recorder down a bit? A. didnt realize B. havent realized C. dont realize D. hadnt realized42. Come on! Your friends are waiting for you at the bus stop. Oh! I thought they _ without me. A. went B. are going C. have gone D. had gone43. Tom doesnt play the violin at present, but he _it for almost ten years. A. was playing B. played C. has played D. had played44. When Alice came to , she did not know how long she _ there. A. had been lying B. has been lying C. was lying D. has lain45. You have found your lost dictionary, havent you? Yes. I _it in the library this afternoon. A. have found B. was finding C. found D. had found46. Your students have come to visit you. They _ for you in your office now. A. will wait B. wait C. are waiting D. has waited47. By the time I started to read his novels, I _ this writer for a long time. A. was knowing B. knew C. has known D. had known48. This time next year he _in the same department with you. A. will be working B. is working C. will have worked D. will work 49. The price of lap-tops _ by 10% in the past three months. A. has been cut B. was cut C. has cut D. would cut50. Mary _ a dress when she cut her finger. A. made B. is making C. was making D. makes51. I dont really work here, I _ until the secretary arrives. A. just help out B. have just helped out C. am just helping out D. will just help out 52. Can I join the club, Dad？ You can when you _ a bit older. A. get B. will get C. are getting D. will have got53. 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 54. I need one more stamp before my collection _. A. has completed B. completes C. has been completed D. is completed55. Your phone number again? I _ quite catch it. A. didnt B. couldnt C. dont D. cant 56. Have you moved into the new house? Not yet, the rooms _. A. are being painted B. are painting C. are pained D. are being painting 57. Peter, why didnt you come yesterday? I _, but I had an unexpected visitor. A. had B. would C. was going to D. did58. If city noises_ from increasing, people _ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now on. 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 59. Who is Jerry Cooper? _? I saw you shaking hands with him at the meeting. A. Dont you meet him yet B. Hadnt met him yet C. Didnt you meet him D. Havent you met him yet60. I _Mr. Smith would give me an early reply, but he didnt. A. hope B. really hope C. will hope D. had hoped61. Harrys father _ by the time the doctor arrived. A. had already died B. had died C. is dying D. died62. I did not know the reason why he _ such a big mistake. A. made B. really C. had made D. was making 63. The pen I _ I _ is on my desk, right under my nose. A. think; lost B. thought; had lost C. think; had lost D. thought; have lost64. Do you know our town at all? No. this is the first time I _ here. A. was B. have been C. come D. was coming 65. You look worried. What _ to you? A. happens B. has happened C. happened D. is happening66. My pen _ for two weeks. May I borrow yours, please? A. has lost B. had lost C. had been lost D. has been lost 67. It _ every day so far this month. A. is raining B. rained C. rains D. has rained68. So far solar energy_ in the world. A. has not been widely used B. is not widely used C. was not widely used D. hasnt used widely69. Dont interrupt me. I _ letters all morning and have written five. A. write B. have written C. was writing D. have been writing70. I dont think Jim saw me, he _ into space. A. just stared B. was just staring C. has just started D. had just stared71. The key to my door_. I have looked for it everywhere, but I still _ it. A. is missing; cant find B. had lost; dont find C. had lost; havent found D. has been gone; havent found72. It wont be long before such a thing _ again. A happened B. is happened C. will happen D. happens73. We _ to the Great Wall three times in 1999. A. went B. has been C. was visited D. had visited74. The doctors could do nothing to save the patient and he _. A. died B. die C. was dying D. was dead75. He _ to meet us at the station but he didnt see us. A. did go B. didnt go C. has gone D. was going 76. I _the whole book by the day after tomorrow. A. shall read B. shall be reading C. will read D. shall have read77. I wont be able to watch the program because I _ my homework at that time. A. shall have done B. will do C. shall be done D. will be doing 78. _ English? A. How long are you studying B. How long do you study C. How long have you been studying D. How long will you have studied79. You havent got the textbook for my English class yet. I know, and we _ to get it for the last five weeks. A. will have been trying B. will be trying C. had tried D. have been trying80. Have you bought your new bike yet? No, it _ for a week. So I just stay at home and go nowhere. A. is raining B. will be raining C. had been raining D. rains81. She _ law the moment she has finished middle school. A. is going to study B. is to study C. is about to study D. will be studying 82. Mary felt both unprepared and nervous about the interview which she _ next day. A. was about to face B. is doing to face C. will face D. was to face83. If a man _ succeed, he must work as hard as he can. A. will B. is to C. is going to D. should84. Before he _ into the water, someone had caught him by the arm. A. will throw himself B. threw himself C. throws himself D. was going to throw himself85. Can I help you, sir? Yes, I bought this radio here yesterday, but it _. A. didnt work B. wont work C. cant work D. doesnt work86. Please help me with my math when you _ time. A. have B. will have C. are going to have D. are to