【英语】一般过去时专项练习题

1、【英语】一般过去时专项练习题一、单项选择一般过去时1 While watching TV, .A someone came inB the telephone rangC we saw someone coming inD someone appearing【答案】 C【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：在看电视的时候，我们看见有人进来了。 while 引导时间状语从句，后面是主句，且从句和主句主语一致都是we ，且根据句意应用一般过去时，故选C。【点睛】当分词做状语的时候，如果构成分词的动词与句子的主语构成主动关系，就使用现在分词做状语；当二者构成被动关系，使用过去分词做状语。如果分词的动作

2、发生在谓语动词之前，就使用分词的完成式。如果分词与句子的主语没有关系，可以使用状语从句或者独立主格结构。2 Is Peter coming? No, hehis mind after a phone call at the last minute.A changesB changedC was changingD had changed【答案】 B【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意： 彼得来了吗？ 没有，刚才接到一个电话后改变主意了。根据 atthe last minute 在最后一秒可能发生在过去，故用一般过去时。故选B。【点睛】动词的时态一直是热点，需要根据时间状语来进行确定，但本题要根据当时

3、的语境来进行再次确认，才得到答案。首先看到第一句话Is Peter coming 来了吗？可知彼得还没有来，而下句话 at the last minute 最后一刻，符合一般过去时的用法中的，第一条：一般过去时表示过去某个特定时间发生，并且一下子就完成了的动作（即：非持续性动作）。3 Mary cleverly met the customer s requirements that you to deal with, so shewon the competition.A failed B failC may fail D must fail【答案】 A【解析】考查动词时态。句意：玛丽巧妙地

4、满足了你没能应付的客户的要求，所以她赢得了比赛。根据句意可知句子用一般过去时态，故答案为A。4 Only after talking to two studentsthat having strong motivation is one of thebiggest factors in reaching goals.A I did discoverB did I discoverC I discoveredD discovered I【答案】 B【解析】试题分析：考查倒装句。Only位于句首强调状语时，主句要用部分倒装，句型为：only+状语+be/助动词/情态动词+主语。故选 B。【知识归纳

5、】在句首的 only 如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语,则主句用部分倒装结构。如only后跟的是状语从句或only 修饰主语，则不用倒装结构。例如： Only when the war was over in 1918 was he able to get back to work.Only the teachers are allowed to use the room.注意 only then, 是 “过一小会儿 ”的意思，一般用在句首，引导倒装句。例句： Only then did he realize the importance of English 考点：考查倒装句5 . 一

6、 You seem to be familiar with this city. I here for three years. It s so great to be back.A lived B had livedC have livedD live【答案】 A【解析】考查动词时态。句意： 你似乎对这个城市很熟悉。 我在这里住过三年，回来真是太好了。表示以前在这里住过三年，说明一种过去的事实情况，故用一般过去时，故选 A6 Hello, I have heard you are on holiday. That s not the case. Actually I from my holi

7、day in Athens, where I for a fortnight.A returned; stayed B have returned; stayedC will return; stay D am to return; stay【答案】 B【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意： 你好，我听说你在度假。 不是这样的，我已经从雅典度假回来了，我在那里待了两个星期。根据句意可知，我已经回来，所以用现在完成时have returned 。根据语境， stay 这个动作已经结束，表示过去发生的动作，所以第二空用一般过去时。故B选项正确。7 . I ' ve known Sarah for

8、 nearly ten years. Sheonce my customer.B. has beenC. was【答案】C【解析】试题分析：本题考查的是时态。句意：我认识 根据句意可知，Sarah曾经是我的一个顾客, 表示过去的事实， A is表示现在的事实；D. had beenSarah近十年了。她曾经是我的一个顾客。即现在不是了，所以选择C was一般过去时，B has been过去发生的动作，但是现在仍然是DA. is had been过去的过去。考点：考查时态8 . -I'm told you had a car accident. I think it must have

9、been a terrifying experience.-Yeah. I in the damaged car, unable to move.A. had got trapped B . have got trapped C . get trapped D. got trapped 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。有人告诉我你出车祸了，那一定是一次非常恐怖的经历。是的，我被困在被撞毁的汽车里，动弹不得。had表明事情发生在过去，应该用一般过去时，故 D项正确。9 . In a room above the store, where a party, some workers wer

10、e busily setting the table.A. was to be heldB. has been held C. will be heldD. is being held【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：在商店楼上的一个房间里，将举行一个聚会，一些工人正忙着摆桌子。where引导的定语从句中，主语 a party和hold之间是被动关系，且表示将来，用 “be+词 不定式的被动式“，再根据主句时态 were busily setting ,可知答案为 A。10 . The matches of the FIFA Women ' s World Cup will b

11、e played in 2019 all around France, whose men ' s team the 2018 World Cup.A. winsB. wonC. has wonD. had won【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查时态语态。句意：女足世界杯比赛将会在2019 年于法国进行，而法国男子球队正是赢得了 2018 年的男足世界杯的球队。比赛是2018 年赢得，因此用一般过去式，故选 B。11 Mr. White, who in Shanghai for seven years, is a manager of a company in Beijing.A was

12、 workingB workedC had workedD has worked【答案】 B【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：怀特先生在上海工作过七年，他现在是北京的一家公司的经理。根据下文表述现在是在北京工作可知，在上海工作是过去的事情，用一般过去时，故选B。【点睛】时态是常考考点，除了要求考生掌握各个时态的基本用法之外，考生需具有在具体语境中辨别能力。时态的判定往往根据句中所给的直接或间接的时间状语来判定，但要注意的是不能完全依赖于所给出的时间状语，还要看语境。本小题有个很明显的时间状语for sevenyears,如果以此来判断，应使用现在完成时，很容易盲目的选择C项，但根据下文语境可知，

13、此处叙述的是过去的事情，用一般过去时。12 What about your self-drive trip yesterday? Tiring! The road was being widened, and we a rough ride.A hadB haveC would haveD have had【答案】 A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意： 你昨天的自驾游怎么样？ 令人疲惫！道路正在拓宽，我们经历了一段艰难的旅程。该句叙述的是昨天发生的情况，应用一般过去时态。故A 选项正确。13. -I m sorry, my mind . What you ?-You are always abs

14、ent-minded in class.A am wandering; do; sayB wandered; had; saidC wandered; did; sayD was wandering; did; say【答案】D【解析】句意： 对不起我刚才正在走神呢。你刚才说了什么?你上课的时候总是走神。第一个空用过去进行时，意思是在对方说话的时候，我正在走神，说明是进行时。因为说话是在刚才，也就是过去,所以要用过去式.；第二个空选择一般过去式，就是问对方，刚才说了什么，只是询问刚才说过的话而已。故选D。14. Mary will not attend the party tonight.Bu

15、t she she would!A. has promised B. promisedC. will promise D . promises【答案】B【解析】考查动词的时态。一一玛丽今晚不参加聚会。一一但是她许诺她将会来。根据上文 Mary will not attend the party tonight. 可知，“promise这一动作发生在过去，主语 she 与promise是主动关系。故选B。15. Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.A. cameB. was comingC. had co

16、meD. would come【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查时态。句意：科学家们有很多关于宇宙是如何形成的理论。宇宙的形成是过去发生的 事情，故使用一般过去时。故选Ao16. But for the fact that he _the truth , he for a week's imprisonment.A. didn ' t know; would be.B. hadn't known; might have punished.C. didn ' t know; would have been punished. D. hadn't kno

17、w; could be punished【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：要不是因为他不知道真相，他会受到一周监禁的惩罚。他不知道真 相是过去的事实，应用陈述语气didn' t know that he didn ' t know the truth fact的同位语。根据but for可知，整句是对过去的虚拟，第二空应用would/could/might/should+have done的形式。根据句意，他应该受到惩罚，应用被动语态，故选 C17. The naughty boy quickly, otherwise he would have been caug

18、ht by the angryheadmaster.A. had run awayB. ran awayC. should run awayD. were to run away【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查一般过去时。 句意：这个淘气的男孩跑得很快，要不然就会被生气的校长抓住。分析 语境可知，此句是对过去的虚拟， otherwise 相当于 If the naughty boy hadn t run away quickly,已经暗含了条件，所以前面的空格只是对过去发生的事实进行陈述，要用一般过去时。故选 B。18 They in Holland for ten years. Now the

19、y have settled down in Paris.A livedB have livedC had livedD were living【答案】 A【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：他们在荷兰生活过十年。现在他们定居在巴黎。根据后句中的现在完成时态可知，他们在荷兰生活是单纯发生的过去的事情，所以应该用一般过去时，故选A。19 Ouch! You hurt me. I'm sorry. But I any harm. I to drive a rat out.A don't mean; am tryingB didn't mean; tried C haven&

20、#39;t meant; tried D didn't mean; was trying 【答案】 D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词的时态。句意： 哎呀！你伤到我了。 对不起。但是我不是有意伤你的。我当时正尽力把一只老鼠赶出去。由 hurt 这一动作发生在过去可知，第一空应用一般过去时；且根据句意可知， try 这一动作表示过去某个时间正在进行，所以第二空应用过去进行时。故选 D。20 How long have you been going to work on foot? Since last month when I from a heart attack.A recoveredB

21、 have recoveredC was recoveringD would recover【答案】 A【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意： 你步行上班已经多长时间了?自上个月我心脏病康复开始。 lastmonth 是过去的的时间点，应该与过去时连用， when 引导定语从句，指代last month ，指上个月我从心脏病康复。用一般过去时。故选A。21 The old woman who in the deserted house alone for ten years has been settled ina nursing home now.A livedB has livedC had

22、livedD has been living【答案】 A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意： 一个人住在废弃的房子里达十年之久的那位老妇人现在在养老院定居。因为住在废弃的房子里发生在过去，与现在无关，应该用一般过去时。故选 A 。 B. 现在完成时，表示现在还一个人，与语境不符； C. had lived 过去完成时，是过去的过去，没有对比的时间； D. has been living 现在完成进行时，强调动作一直在进行，一直到现在，不合语境。故选A。22 Amy, as well as her brothers, a warm welcome when returning to the vill

23、age lastweek.A is givenB are givenC was givenD were given【答案】 C【解析】【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：艾米和她的兄弟们当上周回到村里时，受到了热烈的欢迎。根据last week可知，应用过去时，排除选项A和B;本句的主语是 Amy,她受到热烈欢迎，所以用过去时的被动。故选C。23 So mysteriously missing that many puzzles wait to be solved.A did Flight MH370 goB Flight MH370 wentC does Flight MH370 goD had

24、Flight MH370 gone【答案】 A【解析】试题分析：句意： MH370 航班消失的是如此神秘以至于许多困惑有待解决。本题属于so+adj/adv.that副词提前的倒装句中的一种特殊句式，排除B。因为Flight MH370消失发生在过去，故用一般过去时。故选 A。考点：考查倒装句。24 - Talking of travel, have you ever been to Chicago?- Yes. I it twice while I was working in the US.A have visitedB visitedC was visitingD would visit

25、【答案】 B【解析】试题分析：句意：-说到旅行，你去过芝加哥吗？-是的。当我在美国工作的时候我去过两次。根据时间状语从句可知主句是介绍过去的经历，应该用一般过去时，选Bo考点：考查动词时态25. To her disappointment, what she had devoted herself to in nothing but failure.A. resultingB. resultsC. has resultedD. resulted【答案】D【解析】D考查时态。句意：令她失望的是，她倾力所做的一切，给她带来的只是失败。句中“what she had devoted herself

26、to为主语从向， what作介词to的宾语，且 devote这一动作 发生在result in这一动作之前，故用 resulted o26. Only after they had discussed the matter for a few hours a decision.A. they reachedB. did they reachC. they reachD. do they reach【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查倒装句。句意：只有在他们讨论这个问题几个小时以后他们才得出结论。Only的倒装有两个条件：only放在句首，且强调状语时，后面使用部分倒装。本题两个条件都符合。故用部分倒

27、装；再根据前面的had discussed可知，用过去时，故选 B。27. The basketball coach, as well as his team,interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.A. wereB. wasC. isD. are【答案】B【解析】句意：因有出色的表现，比赛一结束，这个篮球教练以及队员就被采访了。主语后接由with , except, as well as, no less than, rather than , besides, together with ,

28、 like, including, in addition to等构成的短语时，谓语动词与主语在人称和数上保持一致；事情发 生在过去，所以用一般过去时。28. That must have been a terrible experience. Yeah. I in the damaged car, unable to move.A. was stuckB. have been stuckD. had been stuckC. am stuck【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。句意为：一一那想必是一场恐怖的经历。一一是的，我被困在毁坏的车里，不能动弹。根据 must have been可知，此处是对过去情况的推测，所以用一般过去 时。故A项正确