(新)高考英语时态易错题

时态语态易错题

1. What were you doing at 9 o’clock yesterday evening? —I had just finished my homework and______.

A. was started to watch TV

B. start to watch TV

C. was starting to watch TV

D. starting to watch TV

2. —Which hotel are you in? —I ______ in a hotel. A friend I met on the train from the south ____ to put me up for a couple of nights.

A. ha ven’t stayed; has offered

B. am not staying; offered

C. am not staying; is offering

D. didn’t stay; offers

3. Nowadays, cell phones have features such as games, music and electronic calendars and more new

functions _______.

A. are added

B. have added

C. are being added

D. have been added

4. Rose is taking notes of the grammatical rules in class at Sunshine School, where she_______

English for a year.

A. studies

B. studied

C. is studying

D. has been studying

5. The dress bought by my aunt yesterday in the shop _____ easily.

A. is washed

B. washed

C. was washed

D. washes

6. —Jack is ill in hospital. —Really, I _______ him right now.

A. will visit

B. am going to visit

C. am to visit

D. am about to visit

7. —Have you seen the film? —Yes. I _______ it three times when I was in Tokyo.

A. saw

B. had seen

C. have seen

D. was seeing

8.—What’s your opinion about my suggestion? —Sorry, I _______. Would you please say it again?

A. hadn’t liste ned

B. wouldn’t listen

C. wasn’t listening

D. didn’t listen

9. My money ______. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.

A. has run out

B. is running out

C. has been run out

D. is being running out

10. —It’s many years since I saw you last time. I _______ you at all.

—I wouldn’t have, either, if someone ________ you by the name.

A. didn’t recognize; hadn’t called

B. didn’t recognize; didn’t call

C. haven't recognized; didn't call

D. recognized; had called

11. —Why do you look so worried?—My computer broke down and my essay _______ unfinished since.

A. was left

B. has left

C. left

D. has been left

12. —Another cup of coffe e? That’s your third since lunch.

—Yeah, well, I _______ all night preparing for my history exam. I can hardly keep my eyes open.

A. stayed up

B. have stayed up

C. have been stayed up

D. will stay up

13. —What were you up to when your parents came in？—I ____ for a while and _______ some readi

A. was playing; was going to do

B. played; did

C. had played; was going to do

D. had played; did

14. The telephone _______ four times in the last 20 minutes, and each time it ____ for my roommates.

A. rang; has been

B. has been ringing; is

C. had rung; was

D. has rung; was

15.—Ann is in hospital.—Oh, really? I _____ know. I _____ go and visit her.

A. didn’t; am going to

B. don’t; would

C. don’t; will

D. didn’t; will

16. After a fire broke out in the lab, a lot of equipment .

A. is damage

B. had damaged

C. damaged

D. was damaged

17. The last half of the nineteenth century ______ the steady improvement in the means of travel.

A. has witnessed

B. was witnessed

C. witnessed

D. is witnessed

18.—Nancy is not coming tonight. —But she______.

A. promised

B. has promised

C. had promised

D. will promise

19. In some parts of the world, tea ______ with milk and sugar.

A. is serving

B. is served

C. serves

D. served

20. —Ok, let’s have a dictation today. —Oh, no, please don’t.— Why, ____ I ______ you yesterday?

A. haven’t; told

B. hadn’t; told

C. didn’t; tell

D. don’t; tell

21. In such dry weather the flowers will have to be watered if they ______.

A. have survived

B. are to survive

C. would survive

D. will survive

22. He was hoping to go abroad but his parents ______ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow

money from the bank.