(完整版)初中英语时态选择题练习100题

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; helped

C. 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 play

D. 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

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