完成时态练习及答案

一、用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. I began to teach in New Oriental School in 2008. It is 2018 now. So far I ______(teach) here for 10 years. By 2017, I ______(teach) for 9 years. By 2020, I ______(teach) for 12 years.

2. If you keep on like this, you ______(spend) all your money before the end of the trip.

3. —Was Clint at the party when you arrived?

—No, he ______(already, go) home.

4. —Was Clint at the party when you arrived?

—Yes, but he ______(go) home soon afterwards.

5. I felt very tired when I got home, so I ______(go) straight to bed.

6. The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody ______(go) to bed.

7. Sorry I’m late. The car ______(break) down on my way here.

8. We ______(drive) along the road when we saw a car that ______(break) down. So we stopped to see if we could help.

9. Yesterday I had a phone call from Clint. I was very surprised.I ______(write) to him many times but he ______(never, reply).

10. I met Clint a few days ago. He ______(just, come) back from holiday. He looked very well.

11. The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. It was his first flight. He ______(never, fly) before.

12. The traffic is terrible. We’re going to be late. By the time we ______(get) to the airport, Bob’s plane ______(arrive, already), and he’ll be wondering where we are.

13. Last spring I went to France. It was the first time that I ______(be) there.

14. This is the only novel that he ______(write).

15. This is the first time that I ______(take) the flight.

16. This is the most difficult job that I ______(ever, do).

17. Clint is phoning his girlfriend again. This is the fourth time that he ______(phone) her this evening.

18. A: Look! Somebody ______(spill) milk on the carpet.

B: Well, it ______(be, not) me. I ______(do, not) it.

A: I wonder who it ______(be) then.

19. A: Clint ______(break) his leg.

B: Really? How______that ______(happen)?

A: He ______(fall) off a ladder.

20. I ______(lose) my key. I can’t get into my house.

21. I ______(lose) my key, so I couldn’t get into my house. But now I ______(find) it.

二、改错。

22. I have entered the university for two years.

23. He has come here for three hours.

24. The old lady has died for ten years.

25. He has left his native place for three years.

26. I have married for a year.

27. He has joined in the army for five years.

28. I have come to Beijing for seven years.

三、用正确时态填空，必要时在合适的地方加入just，already，yet，before等。

29. A man sitting next to you on a flight seems very nervous but feels very excited. You can ask:______? (take a flight)

30. Jack is skiing from the top of the mountain. He doesn’t look very confident. You can ask:______? (ski from the top of the mountain)

31. After lunch you go to see a friend at her house. She says “Would you like something to eat?” You say: No, thank you.______. (have lunch)

32. You know that a friend of yours is looking for a job. Perhaps he has been successful. Ask him:______? (find a job)

33. You are eating in a restaurant. The waiter thinks you have finished and starts to take your plate away. You say: Wait a minute!______. (not/finish)

34. John goes out. Five minutes later, the phone rings and the caller asks “Can I speak to John?” You say: I am afraid______. (go out)

四、讨论下列完成时态是什么思维和用法。

35. Mary: How long have you been married?

Lisa: This time or altogether?

36. Teacher: Young man, you haven’t handed in one homework assignment since we started this class. Won’t you please do tonight’s assignment?

George: What? And ruin a perfect record?

37. Lucy: Do you believe kissing is unhealthy?

Lily: I couldn’t say—I’ve never…

Lucy: You have never been kissed?

Lily: I’ve never been sick.

38. Will He Lose His Job?

Clerk A: Poor old Watkins has completely lost his hearing. I’m afraid he’ll lose his job.

C.erk B: Nonsense. He’s to be transferred to the Complaint

D.partment.

39. A total of 36,832 fires in China have killed 971 people during the first quarter of the year, injuring 1,228 and causing 310 million yuan in direct economic losses, a source with the statistics said.

40. Former Japanese Prime Minister, who had been in a coma（昏迷）for six weeks, died of a cerebral（大脑的） infarction（梗死） at a Tokyo hospital.

41. It’s reported that by the end of this month the output of cement in the factory will have risen by about 10%.

42. —May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at eight tonight?

—I am sorry. Mr. Williams will have gone to a conference long before then.