初中英语时态选择题练习100题.docx

初中英语时态选择题练习100题(附答案)

(    )1. There _______ no hospitals in my hometown fifty years ago. 
         A.  is        B. are        C. was          D. were 
(    )2. --- Who sings best in your class? --- Jenny _______. 
         A. do          B. did        C. does        D. has done 
(    )3. --- _____ the young girl _____ the old man clean his room every day? 
         --- Yes, she does. 
A. Does; help B. Has; helpedC. Did; help   D. Do; helps 
(    )4. --- Can I go to Beijing for my holiday, Dad? 
  --- You can when you _______ a bit older. 
         A. will get        B. get        C. are getting       D. got 
(    )5. --- What does Linda often do in the evening? 
         --- She often ____ her homework, but on the evening of March 12 she _______ TV. 
         A. does; watches  B. is doing; watched C. does; watched D. is doing; was watching 
(    )6. Our geography teacher told us yesterday that the earth _______ around the sun. 
         A. was moving      B. moved C. has moved        D. moves 
(    )7. If he _______harder, he will catch up with us soon. 
         A. study        B. studies       C. will study       D. studied 
(    )8. --- Don't forget to ask him to write to me. 
         --- I won't. As soon as he _______, I'll ask him to write to you. 
         A. will come       B. came  C. comes   D. is coming 
(    )9. --- Do you like this silk dress?--- Yes, I do. It _______ so soft and comfortable. 
         A. is feeling   B. feels    C. has felt         D. is felt 
(    )10. Oh, it's you. I'm sorry I _______ know you _______ here. 
          A. don't; are       B. didn't; are  C. didn't; were     D. don't; were 
(    )11. Mr Lu Xun died in 1936. He _______ a lot of famous novels. 
          A. wrote         B. was writing C. has written      D. would write 
(    )12. --- Your telephone number again? I _______ quite catch it 
          --- It's 2567321.    A. can't       B. couldn't     C. don't      D. didn't 
(    )13. --- How was your weekend on the farm? 
    --- Great! We _______ with the farmers. 
          A. enjoy ourselves   B. went fishing C. will work      D. make friends 
(    )14. --- What did Mr Jones do before he moved here? 
          --- He _______ a city bus for over twenty-five years. 
          A. is driving       B. drove  C. has driven      D. drives 
(    )15. Jane _______ a new dress every month when she was in Shanghai. 
          A. buys       B. is buying  C. bought          D. will buy 
(    )16. --- Liu Mei can't come tonight.    --- Why? But she ___ me she would come. 
          A. tells        B. told       C. is told     D. had told 
(    )17. He turned off the light and then _______. 
          A. leaves    B. has left    C. will leave             D. left 
(    )18. --- Keep quiet, please. They _______ a meeting.      --- Sorry.   
A. have       B. had         C. are having      D. have had 
(    )19. --- Jimmy is leaving for a holiday. --- Really? Where _____ he ____? 
          A. has; gone    B. will; go C. did; go   . would; go 
(    )20. Frank _______ to see his grandma if he _______ free tomorrow. 
          A. will come; will be  B. comes; is C. will come; is  D. comes; will be 
(    )21. There _______ a talk on science in our school next Monday. 
          A. will give  B. will be C. is going to give       D. is  
(    )22. --- Shall we go shopping now?   --- Sorry, I can't. I _______ my shirts. 
          A. wash       B. washes   C. washed      D. am washing 
(    )23. --- Hurry up! We're all waiting for you. 
          --- I _______ for an important phone call. Go without me. 
          A. wait       B. was waiting   C. am waiting   D. waited 
(    )24. --- Did you see Tom at the party?   --- No, he _______ by the time I got there. 
          A. had left     B. was leaving    C. left            D. has left 
(    )25. --- Is this raincoat yours?    --- No, mine _______ there behind the door. 
          A. has hung   B. is hanging C. hung           D. will hang 
(    )26. ---  _______ you _______ TV at the moment?    --- No, you can turn it off. 
          A. Did; watch  B   . Are; watching   C. Do; watch     D. Have; watched 
(    )27. I don't think Jim saw me; he _______ a book at that moment. 
          A. just read   B. has just read C. was just reading     D. had just read 
(    )28. Mr Smith ____a book about China last year but I don't know whether he has finished it. 
          A. has written    B. wrote  C. had written        D. was writing 
(    )29. --- I called you at seven yesterday evening, but there was no answer. 
          --- Oh, I am sorry. I _______ dinner at my friend's home. 
          A. am having     B. had C. was having      D. have had 
(    )30. --- Do you know Miss Wang? 
          --- Yes. I first met her two years ago. She _______ at a radio shop at that time. 
          A. was working    B. has worked C. is working        D. had worked 
(    )31. Mr White _______ the newspaper, while his daughter _______TV. 
          A. read; was watching   B. was reading; watched 
          C. was reading; was watching      D. read; watched 
(    )32. --- I _______ you at the meeting. Why?       --- I  was ill. 
          A. saw     B. have seen    C. not see           D. didn't see  
(    )33. When the teacher came in, the students _______ about the new film. 
          A. are talking  B. were talking C. talked          D. talks 
(    )34. The 2004 Athens Olympic Games _______ on August 13. 
          A. has begun     B. lasted    C. began        D. has lasted  
(    )35. Hurry up! The play _______ for ten minutes. 
          A. has been on    B. has begun  C. had begun         D. began 
(    )36. --- May I speak to Mr Smith? 
          --- Sorry, he _______ Australia. But he _______ in two days. 
          A. has been to; will come back        B. has gone to; will be back 
          C. has been in; would come back   D. is leaving for; doesn't come back 
(    )37. I can't go to see the film tonight, because I ______ my ticket. 
          A. have lost       B. lost     C. will lose                D. was losing 
(    )38. --- What do you think of the film Harry Potter? 
          --- It is very nice. I _______ it twice. 
          A. will see        B. have seen         C. saw        D. see 
(    )39. We _______to learn English five years ago. We _______ it for five years up to    now. 
          A. began; learned   B. begin; have learned 
          C. have begun; had learned    D. began; have learned 
(    )40. --- What a nice bike! How long _______ you _______ it ？ 
          --- Just two weeks. 
          A. have; bought         B. did; buy C. have; had       D. are; having 
(    )41. You don't have to describe her. I _______ her several times. 
          A. had met       B. have met       C. met      D. meet  
(    )42. --- I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. 
          --- Oh, not at all. I _______ here only a few minutes. 
          A. have come     B. had been   C. was            D. have been 
(    )43. --- _______ my dictionary anywhere? 
          --- Yes. I saw it on your desk a moment ago. 
          A. Have you seen    B. Do you see C. Had you seen    D. Would you see 
(    )44. --- I haven't heard from Li Jun for a long time. 
          --- What do you think _______ to him? 
          A. was happening   B. to happen C. has happened      D. had happened 
(    )45. --- Do you know our town at all? 
          --- No, this is the first time I _______ here. 
     A. was      B. have been C. came      D. am coming 
(    )46. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he _______ office soon. 
          A. leaves       B. would leave   C. will leave        D. had left 
(    )47. --- How long _______ your father _______ the Party? 
          --- For more than twenty years. 
          A. has; joined    B. did; join   C. has; been in        D. does; join 
(    )48. Mrs Smith _______ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _______ home. 
          A. has left; comes   B. left; had come   C. had left; would come D. had left; came 
(    )49. --- Do you know Betty very well? 
          --- Yes, she and I _______ friends since we met in Guangzhou last summer. 
          A. have made B. have become C. have been     D. have turned 
(    )50. --- What did your son say in the letter? 
          --- He told me that he _______ the Disney World the next day. 
          A. would visit  B. has visit C. is going to visit  D. will visit 
（     ） 51. --- The letter _______ in Japanese. Can you read it to me? 
     --- With pleasure. 
          A. writes       B. wrote    C. is writing      D. is written 
(    )52. --- This kind of rice tastes nice. Do you know where it is grown? 
          --- Yes, it _______ in Southeast China. 
          A. was grew      B. has grown C. is grown    D. is growing 
(    )53. In some parts of the world, tea _______ with milk and sugar. 
          A. is serving    B. is served   C. serves          D. served 
(    )54. --- Did you win the basketball game? 
          --- Bad luck. Our team _______ in the final one. 
          A. won       B. beat       C. was won       D. was beaten 
(    )55. This painting _______ to a museum in New York in 1977. 
          A. sells      B. sold      C. was sold      D. is sold 
(    )56. The television _______. It doesn't work now. 
          A. must repair   B. was repairing C. must be repaired   D. has repaired 
(    )57. I believe that those mountains _______ with trees in a few years' time. 
          A. are covered    B. will be covered   C. are covering       D. will cover 
(    )58. --- Do you think that the classroom _______ every day? 
          --- Yes, I think so. 
          A. should clean   B. should be cleaning  C. should cleaned   D. should be cleaned 
(    )59. I like my new bike. It _______ very well. 
          A. rides    B. is riding    C. is ridden           D. has ridden 
(    )60. --- Do you think this kind of apple _______ well? 
          --- No, I don't think so. 
          A. have sold     B. sells     C. are sold         D. would sell 
(    )61. It is said that about 400 cars _______ in the factory next month. 
          A. were produced   B. will produce C. are produced   D. will be produced 
(    )62. I wasn't at home yesterday. I _______ to help with the harvest on the farm. 
          A. asked    B. was asked C. was asking    D. had asked 
(    )63. --- Are you free this afternoon? 
          --- No. I'll have an English composition _______ this afternoon. 
          A. to write      B. wrote   C. to be writing     D. to be written 
(    )64. How sweet the music _______! I have never heard a better piece. 
          A. sounds to be     B. is sounded  C. is sounded to be      D. sounds 
(    )65. --- Where are the boys? 
          --- Oh, they _______ basketball on the playground just now. 
          A. were seen play   B. were seen to play C. have seen to playD. have seen play 
(    )66. --- Can you sing this English song? 
          --- Of course I can. It _______ often _______ by children. 
          A. is; sang   B. will; sing C. was ; sang        D. is ; sung 
(    )67. No one knows how the huge rocks _______ and _______ without our modern machines eight hundred years ago. 
          A. were cut; moved   B. were cut; move  C. are cut; moving      D. are cut; moved 
(    )68. ---When _______ this computer _______?         --- Last year. 
          A. did; make        B. was; made    C. is; made          D. has; made 
(    )69. --- Can you tell me whom the play _______ in 1998? 
          --- Sorry, I don't know. 
          A. was written by    B. was written   C. is written by      D. is written 
(    )70. --- What did Miss Zhang say to you just now? 
          --- She said that all the books should _______ to the library on time. 
          A. are returned     B. return C. be returned        D. be returning 
(    )71. The old man was quite weak after the accident, so he _______. 
          A. must be taken care        B. must take care of 
          C. must be looked after         D. must look after   
(    )72. --- What does the radio say? 
          --- It says that a wild animal zoo is to _______ in our city. 
          A. be building    B. will be built   C. is built          D. be built 
(    )73. When and where to build the new factory _______ yet. 
          A. is not decided   B. are not decided C. has not decided     D. have not decided 
(    )74. Paul doesn't have to be made _______. He always works hard. 
          A. learn     B. to learn  C. learned            D. learning 
(    )75. A football match _______ in our school next Monday. 
          A. will hold   B. will be held    C. is going to hold           D. holds  
(    )76. Although the boy is only eight years old, he _______ speak English very well. 
          A. must         B. can        C. may        D. should 
(    )77. Cars and buses _______ stop when the traffic lights are red. 
          A. can          B. need        C. must         D. may 
(    )78. This dictionary _______ Liu Ying's. Look! Her name is on the cover. 
          A. may be        B. must be   C. can't be              D. mustn't be 
(    )79. Lin Tao has his own room in his house, so he _______ do what he wants in it. 
          A. must         B. have to      C. need to        D. can 
(    )80. --- Come back home every month.        --- I _______. 
          A. will         B. must       C. should       D. can 
(    )81. A robot _______ think of itself; it _______ be told what to do. 
          A. can't; must      B. couldn't; can   C. may not; will   D. mustn't; may 
(    )82. --- Shall I tell Mary about it?--- No, you _______. I've told her already. 
          A. mustn't       B. can't  C. needn't         D. shouldn't 
(    )83. Johnny, you ______ play with the knife, or you ______ hurt yourself. 
          A. won't; can't     B. mustn't; may  C. shouldn't; must       D. can't; shouldn't 
(    )84. --- _______ we go to the park this Sunday?     --- Good idea! 
          A. Will           B. Can            C. Must         D. Shall 
(    )85. --- Excuse me. Will you please tell me the way to the station? 
          --- Oh sorry, but I don't know. You _____ go and ask that policeman. 
          A. may           B. must          C. would       D. should 
(    )86. Read the text louder, please. I _______ hear you. 
          A. can't     B. wouldn't   C. needn't              D. may not 
(    )87. You ____ to the meeting this afternoon if you have something important to do. 
          A. needn't to come   B. don't need come C. don't need coming    D. needn't come 
(    )88. --- Could I take this seat?    --- Yes, you _______. 
          A. could          B. may         C. must         D. ne