初中英语时态练习.docx

1. Sales of CDs have greatly increased since the early 1990s, when people ________ to enjoy the advantages of this new technology.
A. begin                           B. began
C. have begun                  D. had begun
2. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you ________ advertisements showing happy families.
A. will often see                B. often see
C. are often seeing            D. have often seen
3. —I hear Jane has gone to the Holy Island for her holiday.
—Oh, how nice! Do you know when she ________?
A. was leaving                  B. had left
C. has left                        D. left
4. —What were you doing when Tony phoned you?
—I had just finished my work and________ to take a shower.
A. had started                   B. started
C. have started                 D. was starting
5. I ________ you not to move my dictionary—now I can’t find it.
A. asked                          B. ask
C. was asking                  D. had asked
6. —Has Sam finished his homework today?
—I have no idea. He ________ it this morning.
A. did                              B. has done
C. was doing                    D. had done
7. —What’s that terrible noise?
—The neighbors ________ for a party.
A. have prepared               B. are preparing
C. prepare                        D. will prepare
8. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ________