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. need
( )89. We _____ keep the new
traffic law and learn how to protect ourselves.
A. may B.
can C.
should D. need
( )90. --- May I put my bike
here? --- No, you _______. You should put it over there.
A. couldn't B. needn't C.
won't D. mustn't
( )91. --- _______ I ask you
a question? --- Sure. But you _______ wait a minute.
A. May; must B. May; can C. Can;
can D. Must; could
( )92. --- Listen! Helen is
singing in the next room.
--- It _______ be Helen. She has gone to Beijing.
A. can't B.
mustn't C.
may D. should
( )93. Peter _______ come
with us tonight, but I am not very sure.
A. must B.
may C.
can D. will
( )94. --- Must I come at
four o'clock? --- Oh, no, you _______.
A. don't B. mustn't C.
don't have to D. can't
( )95. --- _______ I hand in
my homework now?
--- No, you _______. You _______ hand it in tomorrow.
A. Shall; may not; have
to B. Can; mustn't; need
C. Should; can't; may D. Must;
needn't; can
( )96. --- _______ I visit
Lucy on Sunday, Mum? --- Yes, you _______.
A. Must; can B. May; may C. Need;
need D. May; need
( )97. I think that a new
hospital _______ over there in two years.
A. may build B. can build C. may be
built D. must build
( )98. When he was there, he
_ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every
day. A.
would B.
should C.
could D. might
( )99. Michael _______
become a basketball player, for he's very tall.
A. should B.
can't C.
may D. needn't
( )100. The city cleaners __
repeat their work many times a day during the dust-storm
season. A.
may B.
can C.
might D. have to
Key: 1-5
DCABC
6-10 DBCBC 11-15 ADBBC
16-20 BDCBC
21-25
BDCAB 26-30 BCDCA
31-35 CDBCA 36-40 BABDC
41-45
BDACB 46-50 BCDCA 51-55
DCBDC 56-60 CBDAB
61-65
DBADB 66-70 DABAC 71-75
CDABB 76-80 BCBDA
81-85
ACBDA 86-90 ADBCD 91-95 AABCD
96-100 BCACD
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