英语动词的时态与语态练习题

动词的时态与语态（一）

1. Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, ____ in the

clothing industry.

A. is working

B. works

C. work

D. worked

2. Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which _____ the Pacific, and

we met no storms.

A. was called

B. is called

C. had been called

D. has been called

3. –When will you come to see me, Dad?

--I will go to see you when you ____ the training course.

A. will have finished

B. will finfish

C. are finishing

D. finish

4. I ____ ping-pong quite well, but I haven’t had time to play since the new year.

A. played

B. will play

C. have played

D. play

5. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ____ half of it.

A. was missing

B. had missed

C. will miss

D. missed

6. This is Ted’s photo. We miss him a lot. He ____ trying to save a child in the earthquake.

A. killed

B. is killed

C. was killed

D. was killing

7. I can’t see any coffee in this cupboard. _____?

A. Has it all been finished

B. Was it all finished

C. Has it all finished

D. Did it all finish

8. The coffe is wonderful! It doesn’t taste like anything I ____ before.

A. was having

B. have

C. have ever had

D. had ever had

9. Years ago we didn’t know this, but recent science ____ that people who don’t sleep well soon

get ill.

A. showed

B. has shown

C. will show

D. is showing

10. My brother is an actor. He ____ in several films so far.

A. appears

B. appeared

C. has appeared

D. is appearing

11. When Mark opened the door, he saw a woman standing there. He ____ her before.

A. never saw

B. had never seen

C. never sees

D. has never seen

12.The policeman’s attention was suddenly caught by a small box which ____ placed under the

Minister’s car.

A. has been

B. was being

C. had been

D. would be

13.Father ____ for London on business upon my arrival, so I didn’t see him.

A. has left

B. left

C. was leaving

D. had left

14.—Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.

--Oh! I thought they ____ without me.

A. went

B. are going

C. have gone

D. had gone

15. The reporter said that the UFO ____ east to west when he saw it.

A. was traveling

B. traveled

C. had been traveling

D. was to travel

16. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People ____ to ask how I am

going to spend the money.

A. phone

B. will phone

C. were phoning

D. are phoning