
时态练习题
1." Whenever you _____ a present, you should think about it from the receiver's point of view.
A.bought B.have bought C.will buy D.buy
2. I had been working on math for the whole afternoon and the numbers______ before my eyes.
A.swim B. Swum C.swam D. Had swum
3.The manager _______ the workers how to improve the program since 9 am.
A. has told B.is telling C.has been telling D. will have told
4. After Jack had sent some e-mails, he _____ working on his project.
A. had started B.has started C.started D.starts
5. The manager was concerned to hear that two of his trusted workers ________.
A.will leave B.are leaving C.have left D.were leaving
6..--Did you catch what I said?
-- Sorry. I ____ a text message just now.
A. had answered B.have answered C.would answer D.was answering
7.--Look! Somebody______ the sofa.
--Well, it wasn't me .I didn't do it
A.is cleaning B.was cleaning C.has cleaned D.had cleaned
8.Close the door of fear behind you, and you ______ the door of faith open before you.
A.saw B.have seen C.will see D.are seeing
9." The moment_______ soon," he thought to himself, waiting nervously.
A.came B.has come C.was coming D.is coming
10.Around two o'clock every night, Sue will start talking in her dream. It somewhat ____ us.
A.brothers B.had bothered C.would bother D.bothered
11.-- Will you be able to see Jennifer's parents when the first class is over?
-- I'm afraid not. I _____ a lecture on British literature in the hall.
A.will attend B.am attending C.am going to attend D.will be attending
12. He's already gone home. But before he left,he ______all the mistakes in his paper.
A.would correct B.has corrected C.corrected D.had corrected
13.--I wonder if you could go with me to the post office.
--I'd like to, but I_____-my experiment report and have to finish it this afternoon.
A.wrote B.was writing C.have written D.am writing
14.--Have you seen the film?
--- Yes. I ______ it three times when I was in America.
A.saw B.had seen C.have seen D.was seeing
15.Many wild animals______,so we must take measures to protect them,
A.are dying out B.have died out C.died out D.die out
16. The couple don't generally give in to each other, so they _______when they are together.
A.have quarreled B.are always quarreling C.had quarreled D.have been quarreling
17.If it's quite convenient to you, I _______ with you next Tuesday.
A.stay B. Stayed C. Will stay D. Have stayed
18.By the end of this month, this supermarket ______ for three years in this city.
A.will run B.runs C.has run D.will have run
19.The teacher told us water_______at 100 C'
A.is boiled B.boiled C.was boiled D.boils
20.I _______ to go for a walk, but someone called on and I couldn't get away.
A.was planning B.planned C.had planned D.would plan
21.In China, married couple ______red packets to children during the Chinese New Year.
A.give B.have been giving C.are giving D.have given
22.--Hello.I _______ to ask if I can book two tickets for tonight's film.
-- Sorry, we've already sold out.
A.phone B.will phone C.am phoning D.have phoned
23.--Mary,have you washed my clothes?
--No, I'm very busy,but I ______them for you at once.
A.wash B.am washing C.will wash D.would wash
24--Didn't you explain the truth to her?
-- I did, but God knows what she ______about.
A.was thinking B.thought C.had thought D.will think
25.--I don't understand why you didn't go to the lecture yesterday afternoon.
---I'm so sorry. But I _______ my homework.
A.had done B.was doing C.would do D.am doing
