初中英语时态选择题练习100题(附答案)

(    )1. There _______ no hospitals in my hometown fiftyyears 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 hisroom 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. willget        B.get        C. aregetting       D. got (    )5. --- What does Linda often do in the evening?          --- She often ____ herhomework, but on the evening of March 12 she _______ TV.          A. does; watches  B. isdoing; watched C. does; watched D. is doing; was watching (    )6. Our geography teacher told us yesterday that the earth_______ around the sun.          A. wasmoving      B. moved C. hasmoved        D. moves (    )7. If he _______harder, he will catch up with us soon.          A.study        B.studies       C. willstudy       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. willcome       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. hasfelt         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 famousnovels.           A.wrote         B. was writing C. haswritten      D. would write (    )12. --- Your telephone number again? I _______ quite catchit           --- It's2567321.    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. enjoyourselves   B. went fishing C. willwork      D. make friends (    )14. --- What did Mr Jones do before he moved here?           --- He _______ a citybus for over twenty-five years.           A. isdriving       B. drove  C. has driven     D. drives (    )15. Jane _______ a new dress every month when she was inShanghai.           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. willleave            D. left (    )18. --- Keep quiet, please. They _______ ameeting.      --- Sorry.   A. have       B.had         C. arehaving      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 _______ freetomorrow.           A. will come; willbe  B. comes; is C. will come; is  D. comes; will be (    )21. There _______ a talk on science in our school nextMonday.           A. will give  B.will be C. is going to give       D. is  (    )22. --- Shall we go shopping now?   --- Sorry, Ican't. I _______ my shirts.           A.wash       B. washes   C.washed      D. am washing (    )23. --- Hurry up! We're all waiting for you.           --- I _______ for animportant phone call. Go without me.           A.wait       B. was waiting   C. amwaiting   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 raincoatyours?    --- 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 sawme; he _______ a book at that moment.          A. just read   B. has just read C. was justreading     D. had just read (    )28. Mr Smith ____a bookabout China last year but I don't know whether he has finished it.          A. has written    B. wrote  C. hadwritten        D. was writing (    )29. --- I called you atseven yesterday evening, but there was no answer.          --- Oh, I am sorry. I _______ dinner at my friend's home.          A. am having     B. had C. washaving      D. have had (    )30. --- Do you know MissWang?          --- Yes. I first met her two years ago. She _______ at a radio shop at thattime.          A. was working    B. has worked C. isworking        D. had worked (    )31. Mr White _______ thenewspaper, while his daughter _______TV.          A. read; was watching   B. was reading; watched          C. was reading; was watching      D. read; watched (    )32. --- I _______ you atthe meeting. Why?       --- I  was ill.          A. saw     B. have seen    C. notsee           D. didn'tsee  (    )33. When the teacher camein, the students _______ about the new film.          A. are talking  B. were talking C. talked         D. talks (    )34. The 2004 AthensOlympic 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. hadbegun         D. began (    )36. --- May I speak to MrSmith?          --- Sorry, he _______ Australia. But he _______ in two days.          A. has been to; will come back        B. hasgone to; will be back          C. has been in; would come back   D. is leaving for; doesn't comeback (    )37. I can't go to see thefilm tonight, because I ______ my ticket.          A. have lost       B.lost     C. willlose               D. was losing (    )38. --- What do you thinkof the film Harry Potter?          --- It is very nice. I _______ it twice.          A. will see        B. haveseen         C.saw        D. see (    )39. We _______to learnEnglish 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 todescribe her. I _______ her several times.          A. had met       B. havemet       C. met      D.meet  (    )42. --- I'm sorry to havekept you waiting.          --- Oh, not at all. I _______ here only a few minutes.          A. have come     B. had been   C.was            D. havebeen (    )43. --- _______ mydictionary anywhere?          --- Yes. I saw it on your desk a moment ago.          A. Have you seen    B. Do you see C. Had youseen    D. Would you see (    )44. --- I haven't heardfrom Li Jun for a long time.          --- What do you think _______ to him?          A. was happening   B. to happen C. hashappened      D. had happened (    )45. --- Do you know ourtown at all?          --- No, this is the first time I _______ here.      A.was      B. have been C.came      D. am coming (    )46. We were all surprisedwhen 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; beenin        D. does; join (    )48. Mrs Smith _______ herkeys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _______ home.          A. has left; comes   B. left; had come   C. had left; wouldcome D. had left; came (    )49. --- Do you know Bettyvery 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 sonsay 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. iswriting      D. is written (    )52. --- This kind of ricetastes nice. Do you know where it is grown?          --- Yes, it _______ in Southeast China.          A. was grew      B. has grown C. isgrown    D. is growing (    )53. In some parts of theworld, tea _______ with milk and sugar.          A. is serving    B. is served   C.serves          D. served (    )54. --- Did you win thebasketball game?          --- Bad luck. Our team _______ in the final one.          A. won       B.beat       C. waswon       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 thosemountains _______ with trees in a few years' time.          A. are covered    B. will be covered   C. arecovering       D. will cover (    )58. --- Do you think thatthe classroom _______ every day?          --- Yes, I think so.          A. should clean   B. should be cleaning  C. shouldcleaned   D. should be cleaned (    )59. I like my new bike.It _______ very well.          A. rides    B. is riding    C. isridden           D. hasridden (    )60. --- Do you think thiskind of apple _______ well?          --- No, I don't think so.          A. have sold     B. sells     C. aresold         D. would sell (    )61. It is said that about400 cars _______ in the factory next month.          A. were produced   B. will produce C. are produced   D.will be produced (    )62. I wasn't at homeyesterday. I _______ to help with the harvest on the farm.          A. asked    B. was asked C. was asking    D. hadasked (    )63. --- Are you free thisafternoon?          --- No. I'll have an English composition _______ this afternoon.          A. to write      B. wrote   C. to bewriting     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 tobe      D. sounds (    )65. --- Where are theboys?          --- Oh, they _______ basketball on the playground just now.          A. were seen play   B. were seen to play C. have seen to playD. haveseen play (    )66. --- Can you sing thisEnglish 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 thehuge rocks _______ and _______ without our modern machines eight hundred yearsago.          A. were cut; moved   B. were cut; move  C. are cut;moving      D. are cut; moved (    )68. ---When _______ thiscomputer _______?         --- Lastyear.          A. did; make        B. was;made    C. is;made          D. has; made (    )69. --- Can you tell mewhom the play _______ in 1998?          --- Sorry, I don't know.          A. was written by    B. was written   C. is writtenby      D. is written (    )70. --- What did MissZhang say to you just now?          --- She said that all the books should _______ to the library on time.          A. are returned     B. return C. bereturned        D. be returning (    )71. The old man was quiteweak after the accident, so he _______.          A. must be taken care        B. must takecare of          C. must be looked after         D. mustlook after   (    )72. --- What does theradio say?          --- It says that a wild animal zoo is to _______ in our city.          A. be building    B. will be built   C. isbuilt          D. be built (    )73. When and where tobuild the new factory _______ yet.          A. is not decided   B. are not decided C. has notdecided     D. have not decided (    )74. Paul doesn't have tobe 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 tohold           D. holds  (    )76. Although the boy isonly 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'tbe             D. mustn't be (    )79. Lin Tao has his ownroom in his house, so he _______ do what he wants in it.          A. must         B. haveto      C. need to       D. can (    )80. --- Come back homeevery month.        --- I _______.          A. will         B.must       C.should       D. can (    )81. A robot _______ thinkof 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 Maryabout 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 tothe park this Sunday?     --- Good idea!          A. Will           B.Can            C.Must         D. Shall (    )85. --- Excuse me. Willyou 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 themeeting this afternoon if you have something important to do.          A. needn't to come   B. don't need come C. don't needcoming    D. needn't come (    )88. --- Could I take thisseat?    --- Yes, you _______.          A. could          B.may         C.must         D. need (    )89. We _____ keep the newtraffic law and learn how to protect ourselves.          A. may            B.can          C.should       D. need (    )90. --- May I put my bikehere? --- No, you _______. You should put it over there.          A. couldn't     B. needn't   C.won't      D. mustn't (    )91. --- _______ I ask youa question?     --- Sure. But you _______ wait a minute.          A. May; must    B. May; can  C. Can;can         D. Must; could (    )92. --- Listen! Helen issinging in the next room.          --- It _______ be Helen. She has gone to Beijing.          A. can't      B.mustn't       C.may       D. should (    )93. Peter _______ comewith us tonight, but I am not very sure.          A. must        B.may          C.can        D. will (    )94. --- Must I come atfour o'clock?       --- Oh, no, you _______.          A. don't        B. mustn't   C.don't have to          D. can't (    )95. --- _______ I hand inmy homework now?          --- No, you _______. You _______ hand it in tomorrow.          A. Shall; may not; haveto          B. Can; mustn't; need          C. Should; can't; may        D. Must;needn't; can (    )96. --- _______ I visitLucy on Sunday, Mum?    --- Yes, you _______.          A. Must; can     B. May; may  C. Need;need    D. May; need (    )97. I think that a newhospital _______ over there in two years.          A. may build  B. can build   C. may bebuilt           D. must build (    )98. When he was there, he_ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work everyday.          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-stormseason.           A.may         B.can         C.might        D. have to 

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