高中英语时态练习题及答案详解

1.(2002全国高考题)—You haven’t said a word about my new coat，Brenda.Do you like it?—I’m sorry I ________ anything about it sooner.I certainly think it’s pretty on you.A.wasn’t sayingB.don’t sayC.won’t sayD.didn’t say2.(2002全国高考题)I wonder why Jenny ________us recently.We should have heard from her by now.A.hasn’t writtenB.doesn’t writeC.won’t writeD.hadn’t written3.(2003北京春季高考题)—When will you come to see me，Dad?—I will go to see you when you ________ the training course.A.will have finishedB.will finishC.are finishingD.finish4.(2003北京春季高考题)—How long ________ at this job?—Since 1990.A.were you employedB.have you been employedC.had you been employedD.will you be employed5.(2003上海春季高考题)By the end of last year，another new gymnasium ________ in Beijing.A.would be completedB.was being completedC.has been completedD.had been completed6.(2002北京高考题)The little girl ________her heart out because she ________ her toy bear and believed she wasn’t ever going to find it.A.had cried; lostB.cried; had lostC.has cried; has lostD.cries; has lost7.(2002北京高考题)—Excuse me，sir.Would you do me a favor?—Of course.What is it?—I ________ if you could tell me how to fill out this form.A.had wonderedB.was wonderingC.would wonderD.did wonder8.(2002上海高考题)He will have learned English for eight years by the time he ________ from the university next year.A.will graduateB.will have graduatedC.graduatesD.is to graduate9.(2002上海高考题)I feel it is your husband who ________for the spoiled child.A.is to blameB.is going to blameC.is to be blameD.should blame10.He has been writing the composition the whole morning and he still ________.A.has beenB.doesC.hasD.is11.If city noises ________ from increasing，people ________ shout to be heard even at the dinner table 20 years from now.A.are not kept; will have toB.are not kept; have toC.do not keep; will have toD.do not keep; have to12.The price ________，but I doubt whether it will remain so.A.went downB.will go downC.has gone downD.was going down13.—How long ________ each other before they ________ married?—For about a year.A.have they known; getB.did they know; getC.do they know; are going to getD.had they known; got14.You can’t move in right now.The house ________.A.has paintedB.is paintedC.is being paintedD.is painting15.—Hey，look where you are going!—Oh，I’m terribly sorry.________.A.I’m not noticingB.I wasn’t noticingC.I haven’t noticedD.I don’t notice16.The reporter said that the UFO ________ east to west when he saw it.A.was travelingB.traveledC.had been travelingD.was to travel17.—Is this raincoat yours?—No，mine ________ there behind the door.A.is hangingB.has hangC.hangsD.hang18.I turned around and saw everybody ________ at a man who ________ loudly in a foreign language.A.was staring; was shoutingB.was staring; shoutingC.staring; shoutingD.stared; shouted19.Henry remained silent for a moment.He ________.A.thoughtB.had thoughtC.was thinkingD.was thought20.We would like to go and thank him ourselves，but we ________ out his address yet,A.haven’t foundB.hadn’t foundC.didn’t findD.don’t find21.Shirley ________ a book about China last year but I don’t know whether she has finished.A.has writtenB.wroteC.had writtenD.was writing22.—Have you got your test result?—Not yet.The papers ________.A.are not correctingB.have not correctedC.are still being correctedD.have already been corrected23.See the clouds! It ________ rain!A.willB.is going toC.mustD.certainly24.Do I have to take this medicine? It ________ so terrible.A.tastesB.is tastingC.is tastedD.has tasted25.Don’t take the magazine away.It ________ me.A.is belonged toB.belongs toC.was belonged toD.is belonging to26.Is this the third time that you ________ late?A.have beenB.amC.wasD.had been27.—Do you know when Tom ________ from abroad?—Perhaps it will be a long time before he ________.A.will come; will comees; will comeC.will come; comeses; comes28.My uncle said that he would telephone but I ________ from him so far.A.didn’t hearB.hadn’t heardC.haven’t heardD.won’t hear29.The telephone ________ four times in the last hour，and each time it ________ for my roommate.A.has rung; wasB.has been ringing; isC.had rung; wasD.rang; has been30.A storm ________ by a calm.A.is often being followedB.was often followedC.is often followedD.has often been followed31.The pen I ________ I ________ is on my desk，right under my nose.A.think; lostB.thought; had lostC.think; had lostD.thought; lost32.—We could have walked to the station.It was so near.—Yes，a taxi ________ at all necessary.A.wasn’tB.hadn’t beenC.couldn’t beD.won’t be33.A friend of mine returned to his house after a holiday only to find it ________.A.to be brokenB.had broken intoC.was brokenD.had been broken into34.They believed that by using computers the production of their factory ________.A.will greatly increaseB.would greatly increaseC.would be increased greatlyD.will have been greatly increased35.His eyes shone brightly when he finally received the magazines he ________.A.had long been expectedB.had long expectedC.has long expectedD.was long expected36.—Do you like the new pen?—Yes，it ________ very well.A.is writtenB.is writingC.writesD.wrote37.—Oh，it’s you? I didn’t recognize you.—I ________ my hair cut，and I ________ new glass.A.had; was wearingB.have had; am wearingC.had; woreD.have had; wear38.As she ________ the newspaper，Granny ________ asleep.A.read; was fallingB.was reading; fellC.was reading; was fallingD.read; fell39.However hard you ________，you will never succeed in pleasing her.A.tryB.will tryC.should tryD.would try40.—Can I help you，sir?—Yes，I bought this radio yesterday，but it ________.A.didn’t workB.won’t workC.can’t workD.doesn’t work41.—How are you today?—Oh，I ________ as ill as I do now for a very long time.A.didn’t feelB.wasn’t feelingC.don’t feelD.haven’t felt42.When Jack arrived he learned Mary ________ for about an hour.A.had goneB.had set offC.had leftD.had been away43.By this time tomorrow we ________ the machine.A.have repairedB.shall have repairedC.will repairD.would repair44.I don’t think Jim saw me，he ________ into space.A.just staredB.was just staringC.has just staredD.had just stared45.Helen ________ her key in the office so she had to wait until her husband ________ home.A.had left; cameB.has left; comesC.left; had comeD.had left; would come46.—You have left the light on.—Oh，so I have.________ and turn it off.A.I’ll goB.I’ve goneC.I goD.I’m going47.This is Ted’s photo.We miss him a lot.He ________ trying to save a child in earthquake.A.killedB.is killedC.was killedD.was killing48.The notice ________ “No smoking.”A.is wroteB.readsC.writesD.is read49.Good care must ________ babies particularly while they are ill.A.takeB.take ofC.be takenD.be taken of50.Shortly after we ________，a waiter came over to our table with a smile.A.seatedB.were seatedC.sat ourselvesD.had seated51.—You look pale，what troubled you?—I ________ my dead friend.A.am thinking aboutB.was thinking aboutC.had thought aboutD.will think about52.John and I ________ friends for eight years.We first got to know each other at a Christmas party.But we ________ each other a couple of times beforethat.A.had been; have seenB.have been; have seenC.have been; had seenD.had been; had seen53.Do make sure that you ________ a seat today!A.gotB.getC.shouldD.have get54.We ________ at the house as we ________ of buying it.A.looked; were thinkingB.were looking; were thinkingC.were looking; thoughtD.looked; had thought55.—I’m told that you are leaving for Beijing.—Who ________ so?A.saidB.had saidC.saysD.has said56.I ________ the room to be empty but found it occupied.A.had thoughtB.have thoughtC.didn’t thinkD.was thinking57.Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology ________ so rapidly.A.will have changedB.has changedC.is changingD.will change58.I ________ ping-pong quite well，but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.A.will playB.have playedC.playedD.play59.Visitors ________ not to touch the exhibits.A.will requestB.are requestedC.are requestingD.request60.They ________ a snowstorm on their way home.A.caught inB.had caughtC.were caughtD.were caught in。