初三英语时态专项习题

1. She has set a new record, that is, the sales of her latest book 50 million.

A. have reached B. has reached C. are reaching D. had reached

2. He kept looking at her, wondering whether he her somewhere.

A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen

3. The crazy fans patiently for two hours and they would wait till the movie star arrived. A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait

4. She her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job. A. would change B. has changed C. changed D. was changing

5. The first use of atomic weapons was in 1945, and their power increased enormously ever since. A. is B. was

C. has been D. had been

6. — I called you at ten, but there was no reply. —Oh, that was probably when I a shower. A. am taking B. took

C. were to take D. was taking

7. — Have you ever worked with a tape recorder? — I it a lot when I was studying French in school. A. used B. was used C. have used D. had used

8. —You must have met him the other day. —Oh, no, I . A. hadn’t B. mustn’t C. haven’t D. didn’t 9. —Which flight ?

—I want to catch the 13:00.

A. you are to catch B. are you catching C. do you catch D. have you caught

10. —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 wondered B. was wondering C. would wonder D. did wonder

1. Because the shop , all the T-shirts are sold at half price.

A. has closed down B. closed down C. is closing down D. had closed down

2. Let’s keep to the point or we any decisions. A. will never reach B. have never reached C. never reach D. never reached

3. 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

4. It is said in the book that Thomas Edison (1847—1931) the world-leading inventor for sixty years. A. would be B. has been C. had been D. was

5. —You were out when I dropped in at your house. —Oh, I for a friend from England at the airport. A. was waiting B. had waited C. am waiting D. has waited

1. —Has Sam finished his homework today? —I have no idea. He it this morning. A. did B. has done C. was doing D. had done

2. —What’s that terrible noise? —The neighbors for a party. A. have prepared B. are preparing C. prepare D. will prepare

3. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.

A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider

4. The teacher, with 6 girls and 8 boys of her class, visiting a museum when the earthquake struck. A. was B. were

C. had been D. would be

5. The discussion alive when an interesting topic was brought in.

A. was ing B. had e C. has e D. came

1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.

A. begin B. began

C. have begun D. had begun

2. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you advertisements showing happy families. A. will often see B. often see

C. are often seeing D. have often seen

3. —I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.

—Oh, how nice! Do you know when she ? A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. left

4. —What were you doing when Tony phoned you? —I had just finished my work and to take a shower. A. had started B. started C. have started D. was starting

5. I you not to move my dictionary—now I can’t find it.

A. asked B. ask

C. was asking D. had asked

1. Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology so rapidly. A. is changing B. has changed C. will have changed D. will change

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

A. will play B. have played C. played D. play 3. I wonder why Jenny us recently. We should have heard from her by now.

A. hasn’t written B. doesn’t write C. won’t write D. hadn’t written

4. —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 saying B. don’t say C. won’t say D. didn’t say

5. All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness .

A. has grown B. is growing C. grew D. had grown 1. A。选择移动 不容易，因为科学技术正在迅速开展。 2. D。“我的乒乓球是打得相当好的，但自新年以来还一直没有时间去打。”球打得好是现在已有的技能，故用一般现在时。

3. A。由 recently 和 by now 可知用现在完成时。 4. D。用一般过去时是指“我刚刚没急于说”。

5. C。紧张伴随等的过程而产生，应同时发生，waited 是一般过去时，grow 也用一般过去时。