最新一般过去时经典练习题一、单项选择一般过去时1.—What do you think of the movie?—It’s fantastic. The only pity is that I ________ the beginning of it.A.missed B.had missed C.miss D.would miss【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。
从创设的语境来看电影已演完,句意“唯一的遗憾是错过了开头”说话者在陈述过去事实,构成现在和过去的对比,选A。
2.—That must have been a hard project?—Yeah, it _____ us a whole year to finish the work.A.took B.has takenC.takes D.was taking【答案】A【解析】考查时态。
That must have been ……是对过去情况的判断,所以 it ___us a whole week to get there. 是在陈述过去的一个事件,要用过去时。
句意:那一定是很长的旅程。
--是的,我们花了一周才到。
选A。
【名师点睛】时态题的考查关键是抓住句子的上下文含义和句中的时间状语。
要根据时间状语来选择合适的时态,在平时的学习中要注意积累有关时态的用法和各种时态的特殊之处。
这句话的解题关键是That must have been a long trip.说明是对过去事情的推测。
3.—You’re late again.—Sorry. I ________ to set my alarm clock.A.forget B.will forgetC.forgot D.would forget【答案】C【解析】考查动词时态。
上句:你又迟到了。
下句:对不起,我忘了设定闹钟。
根据语境可知,“忘记”是过去的一件事情,所以句子用一般过去时态,故选C。
4.—Mary will not attend the party tonight.—But she she would!A.has promised B.promisedC.will promise D.promises【答案】B【解析】考查动词的时态。
——玛丽今晚不参加聚会。
——但是她许诺她将会来。
根据上文Mary will not attend the party tonight.可知,“promise”这一动作发生在过去,主语she与promise是主动关系。
故选B。
5.Not until he went through real hardship _____the love we have for our families is important. A.had he realized B.did he realize C.he realized D.he had realized 【答案】B【解析】考查部分倒装句和时态。
not until这样的否定词放在句首的时候,后面的主句是部分倒装,就是将be动词,助动词或情态动词放在主语前面,而且这句话的从句是过去时,主句的动作发生在从句的动作前面,不可能是过去完成时,用一般过去时。
句意:直到他经历了真正的困难,他才意识到我们对家庭的爱是很重要的。
选B。
【考点定位】考查部分倒装句和时态6.Only after talking to two students__________that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.A.I did discover B.did I discoverC.I discovered D.discovered I【答案】B【解析】试题分析:考查倒装句。
Only位于句首强调状语时,主句要用部分倒装,句型为:only+状语+be/助动词/情态动词+主语。
故选B。
【知识归纳】在句首的only如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语,则主句用部分倒装结构。
如only 后跟的是状语从句或only修饰主语,则不用倒装结构。
例如:Only when the war was over in 1918 was he able to get back to work.Only the teachers are allowed to use the room.注意only then,是“过一小会儿”的意思,一般用在句首,引导倒装句。
例句:Only then did he realize the importance of English.考点:考查倒装句7.—You know quite a lot about the fashion show.—Well, Cathy ________ it to me during lunch.A.introduces B.introducedC.had introduced D.will introduce【答案】B【解析】考查时态。
句意:——你对这次时装表演知道得真多。
——是的,Cathy在吃午饭时给我介绍过了。
从对话的语境可以判断吃午饭时为过去时间,所以用过去时。
故选B。
【点睛】遇到时态题时首先寻找时间标志词,如果题干中有标志性的时间状语,则往往可以根据时间状语选择相应的时态。
如果没有时间状语,则可以根据语境来判断。
此题根据前句“你对这次时装表演知道得真多”,可推知Cathy应该是在午饭时介绍过了,所以用过去时。
8.—Haven’t seen you for ages! Where have you been?—I went to Ningxia and ________ there for one year, teaching as a volunteer.A.stayed B.stay C.had stayed D.am staying【答案】A【解析】试题分析:and连接并列谓语。
And之前是一般过去时。
所以and之后也要用一般过去时来保持时态的一致,故用动词的过去式,所以选A。
句意:上文,好久没见到你了!你去哪里了?下文,我去了宁夏,并且在那里待了一年,作为一名志愿者在那里教书。
考点:考查动词时态。
9.When I___ to the cinema, the film___ for 5 minutes.A.got, had begun B.get, will beginC.got, had been on D.got, has been on【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。
句意:当我到达电影院时,电影已经开始了五分钟。
for five minutes为一段时间要求谓语动词要用延续性动词,故A和B先排除,而从句的动作发生在主句动作之后,从句用一般过去时态,主句用过去完成时态。
故选C。
10.---Haven’t you finished the construction of the teaching building to be used next term?--- Yes. My workers and I _____ on it for over nine months.A.have worked B.have been workingC.worked D.had worked【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。
句意:—你们还没有建好下学期要用的教学楼吗?—是的。
我和我的员工花了九个多月的时间来做这件事。
结合句意可知这里在讲一件过去的事情,所以句子用一般过去时态,故选C。
11.I would have attended Jacky Cheung's live music concert had it been possible, but I ______ so busy at that time.A.had been B.wereC.would be D.was【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。
句意:如果可能的话,我会参加张学友的现场音乐会,但那时我很忙。
前句是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气,所以判断是陈述的过去的事情,故用一般过去时。
故选D。
12.My son turned to bookstores and libraries seeking information about the book recommended by his professor, but ________ none.A.would find B.had foundC.found D.has been finding【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。
句意:我儿子到书店和图书馆去找教授推荐的那本书的资料,但一无所获。
此处表示并列,此空与turned表示并列关系,所以用一般过去时态,故选C。
13. The real reason why prices ____ , and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.A.were B.will beC.have been D.had been【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。
句意:过去和现在价格一直居高不下的真正原因很复杂,简短的讨论解释这一问题无法让人满意。
根据题干中“and still are”的提示可知过去价格也居高不下,故用一般过去时,表示过去的状态。
故选A项。
【点睛】做时态题时,考生应抓住时态标志词,即题干中明显的时间状语或已有动词的时态,利用时态呼应的原则迅速锁定正确答案。
本题中已有动词的时态为一般现在时,still暗示前面用一般过去时与此呼应。
C项容易误选,这里现在完成时表示从过去到现在一直是这种状态,包括了现在,与后面的一般现在时有重复部分,故排除。
14.122.With bans on fireworks, at one point, almost 300 cities across my country ____ rules banning the use of fireworks.A.have B.have had C.are having D.had【答案】D【解析】D考查动词。
句意:在禁止燃放烟花爆竹的情况下,我国近300个城市禁止燃放烟花爆竹。
由时间状语at one point可知是发生在过去的动作,一般过去式,故选D。
点睛:时态是经常考到的知识点,在选择时一定要观察句子的时间状语,和上下语义。
15.(天津) Only when Lily walked into the office_________that she had left the contract at home.A.she realized B.has she realizedC.she has realized D.did she realize【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查倒装。