一般时态练习

一、用动词的适当形式填空：

1. Vegetarians（素食者） ____ (not, eat) meat.

2. An atheist（无神论者） ____ (not, believe) in God.

3. Constant dripping（滴水） ____ (wear) away a stone.

4. The stock market ____ (rise) and ____ (fall) as its internal feature（内在规律）.

5. John ____ (always, not, go) to school late. That is to say, he ____ (sometimes, attend) school late. He ____ (be, generally) a good student. He ____ (be, always) ready to help others.

6. If it ____ (rain) tomorrow, we'll have to put off our sports meet.

7. The front page of a newspaper ____ (contain) the most important news of the day.

8. The mother ____ (often, take) her son to school before she ____ (go) to work.

9. Look! Here ____ (come) your boyfriend!

10. A: Look! It ____ (snow).

B: It's wonderful! This is the first time I've ever seen snow. It ____ (snow, not) in my hometown.

11. A: When ____ (often, you, get) up in the morning?

B: I ____ (usually, wake) up at 6:30 and then ____ (stay) in bed until 7:00 o'clock.

A: Then what?

B: Then I ____ (put) on my clothes. I ____ (eat) breakfast.

A: ____ (always, you, eat) breakfast?

B: Yes, ____. I think that's good for your health.

A: What ____ (often, you, have) for breakfast?

B: Bread and milk.

二、用适当的时态形式填空：

12. A: This letter is in French, and I don't speak a word of French. Can you help me?

B: Sure. I ____ (translate) it for you.

13. A: Have you decided what to do during the summer break?

B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. I ____ (take) a holiday for a few weeks and then I ____ (take) a grammar course in New Oriental School.

14. A: Clint is in hospital.

B: Oh really? I didn't know. I ____ (go) and visit him.

B: Yes, I know. I've bought some flowers and I ____ (go) to visit him this afternoon.

15. A: Do you want to go shopping with me? I ____ (go) to the shopping mall downtown.

B: Sure. What time do you want to leave?

16. A: Oh, no! I've spilled coffee on my shirt.

B: Just a minute. I ____ (get) a damp cloth for you.

17. A: Do you mind if I turn the TV off? I ____ (make) a long distance call, and it's hard to hear if the TV is on.

B: No, that's fine. I wasn't watching it anyway.

18. A: Why are you turning on the television?

B: I ____ (watch) the news.

19. A: Oh. I've just realized. I haven't got any money.

B: Haven't you? Well, don't worry. I ____ (lend) you some.

20. A: I've decided to repaint the room.

B: Oh, have you? What color ____ (paint) it?

21. A: Why do you have an eraser in your hand?

B: I ____ (erase) the board.

22. John: Would you call a taxi to take me to the airport, Joe?

Joe: Call a taxi? I ____ (take) you myself. What time is your flight?

John: 8 o'clock this evening.

Joe: OK, we ____ (leave) at about 6 o'clock.

Later that day, Ann offers to take John to the airport.

Ann: Do you want me to take you to the airport, John?

John: No, thanks. Joe ____ (take) me there.

三、用适当的时态形式填空：

23. Mozart（莫扎特） ____ (write) more than 600 pieces of music.

24. I ____ (go) to the cinema three times last week.

25. A: ____ you ____ (go) out last night?

B: Yes, I ____ (go) to the cinema but I ____ (not, enjoy) the film much.

26. I ____ (be) very tired last night, so I ____ (go) to bed early.

27. ____ you ____ (go) anywhere on Labor Day?

28. I ____ (begin) to learn English ten years ago, but I still can't speak it well now.

29. When I was young, I ____ (want) to be a bus driver.

30. I ____ (live) in this village for ten years, and then ____ (move) to Beijing.