初中英语时态专项讲解与练习题
1. He stepped into the office, _____down and began to fill in the forms.
A. sitting
B. to sit
C. sat
D. having it
2. She said she would telephone but we _____from her so far.
A. haven’t heard
B. didn’t hear
C. hadn’t heard
D. won’t hear
3. When I got to the cinema, the film____ for ten minutes.
A. has begun
B. had begun
C. had been on
D. was
4. I’ll go with you as soon as I____ my homework.
A. will finish
B. finish
C. am finishing
D. finished
5. If it_____ tomorrow, I won’t go to the cinema.
A. will rain
B. rains
C. is raining
D. rained
6. She is going to be a nurse when she_____ up.
A. is going to grow
B. grows
C. growing
D. grew
7. .—
— Oh, how nice of you! I_____ you_____ to bring me a gift.
A. never think; are going
B. never thought; were going
C. didn’t think; were going
D. hadn’t thought; were going
8. When I was at college I_____ three foreign languages, but I_____ all except for a few words of each.
A. spoke; had forgotten
B. spoke; have forgotten
C. had spoken; had forgotten
D. had spoken; have forgotten
9. The police found that the house_____ and a lot of things____.
A. has broken into; has been stolen
B. had broken into; had been stolen
C. has been broken into; stolen
D. had been broken into; stolen
10. The volleyball match will be put off if it____.
A. will rain
B. rains
C. rained
D. is raining
11. Mary_____ a dress when she cut her finger.
A. made
B. is making
C. was making
D. makes
12. The students_____ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she____ in the office.
A. had written; left
B. were writing; has left
C. had written; had left
D. were writing; had left
13. .— Have you moved into the new house?
— No yet, the rooms_____.
A. are being painted
B. are painting
C. are painted
D. are being painting
14. —We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time. — What do you suppose____ to her?
— What do you suppose____ to her?
15. — Do you know our town at all? ——No, this is the first time I _____here.
A. wasn’t
B. hadn’t been
C. wouldn’t be
D. won’t be
16. — We could have walked to the station. It was so near.
— Yes, a taxi_____ at all necessary.
A. was happening
B. to happen
C. has happened
D. having happened
17. 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 to
B. are not kept; have to
C. do not keep; will have to
D. do not keep; have to
18. Tom_____ into the house when no one_____.
A. slipped; was looking
B. had slipped; looked
C. slipped; ad looked
D. was slipping; looked
19. The last time I_____ Jane she____ cotton in the fields.
A. had seen; was picking
B. saw; picking
C. had seen; picked
D. saw; was picking
20. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he_____ office soon.
A. leaves
B. would leave
C. left
D. had left
21. In some parts of the world, tea_____ with milk and sugar.
A. is serving
B. is served
C. serves
D. served
22. The pen I____I ____is on my desk, right under my nose.
A. think; lost
B. thought; had lost
C. think; had lost
D. thought; have lost
23. — How long____ each other before they____ married? — For about a year.
A. have they known; get
B. did they know; were going to get
C. do they know, are going to get
D. had they known; got
24. My dictionary_____. I have looked for it everywhere but still____ it.
A. has lost; don’t find
B. is missing; don’t find
C. has lost; haven’t found
D. is missing; haven’t found
25. —Can I join the club, Dad? —You can when you____ a bit older.
A. get
B. will get
C. are getting
D. will have got
26. —I’m sorry to keep you waiting. — Oh, not at all. I____ here only a few minutes.
A. have been
B. had been
C. was
D. will be
27. —Do you like the material? —Yes, it_____ very soft.
A. is feeling
B. felt
C. feels
D. is felt
28. I don’t really work here. I____ until the new secretary arrives.
A. just help out
B. have just helped out
29. I need one more stamp before my collection_____.
