江苏省宜兴一中高二英语语法系列练习（四） 现在时态（一般现在时、现在进行时、现在完成时、现在完成进行时） I. 单项选择： 1. Listen to the two girls by the window. What language_? A. did they speak B. were they speaking C. are they speaking D. have they been speaking 2. -What will you do if it _ tomorrow? -We will have to carry it on, since we _everything ready. A. rain, get B. rains, have got C. will rain, got D. is raining, is getting 3. Scientists think that the continents _ always where they _ today. A. arent; are B. arent; were C. werent; are D. werent; were 4. The father as well as his three children _ skating on the frozen river every Sunday afternoon in winter. A. is going B. go C. goes D. are going 5. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, _ on the project day and night to meet the deadline. A. workB. working C. is working D. are working 6. They have a good knowledge of English but little _ they know about German. A. haveB. did C. hadD. do 7. -What are you going to do this afternoon? -Im going to the cinema with some friends. The film_ quite early, so we_ to the bookstore after that. A. finished; are going B. finished; go C. finishes; are going D. finishes; go 8. Millions of pounds worth of damage _ by a storm which swept across the north of England last night. A. has been caused B. had been caused C. will be caused D. will have been caused 9. He was hoping to go abroad but his parents _ that they wont support him unless he can borrow money from the bank. A. were deciding B. have decided C. decided D. will decide 10. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasnt stopped ringing. People _ to ask how I am going to spend the money. A. phone B. will phone C. were phoning D. are phoning 11. Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _ in the clothing industry. A. is working B. works C. work D. worked 12. Months ago, we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which _ the Pacific, and we met no storms. A. was called B. is called C. had been called D. has been called 13. The country life he was used to _ greatly since 1992. A. changeB. has changed C. changing D. have changed 14. -Are you still busy? -Yes, I _ my work, and it wont take long. A. just finish B. am just finishing C. have just finished D. am just going to finish 15. They _on the program for almost one week before I joined them, and now we _ on it as no good results have come out so far. A. had been working; are still working B. had worked; were still working C. have been working; have worked D. Have worked; are still working 16. Years ago we didnt know this, but recent science_ that people who dont sleep well soon get ill. A. showed B. has shown C. will show D. is showing 17. The house belongs to my aunt but she_ here any more. A. hasnt lived B. didnt live C. hadnt lived D. doesnt live 18. As you can see, the number of cars on our roads _ rising these days. A. was keeping B. keep C. keeps D. were keeping 19. - _ leave at the end of this month. -I dont think you should do that until _ another job. A. Im going to; youd found B. Im going to; youve found C. Ill; youll find D. Ill; youd find 20. -Where did you put the car keys? -Oh, I _ I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I _ in. A. remembered; come B. remembered; was coming C. remember; come D. remember; was coming 21. I have to go to work by taxi because my car_ at the garage. A. will be repaired B. is repaired C. is being repaired D. has been repaired 22. Customers are asked to make sure that they _ the right change before leaving the supermarket. A. will give B. have been given C. have given D. will be given 23. Look at the timetable. Hurry up! Flight 4026_ off at 18:20. A. takesB. took C. will be taken D. has taken 24. Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane _. A. takes off B. is taking off C. has taken off D. took off 25. This machine_. It hasnt worked for years. A. didnt work B. wasnt working C. doesnt work D. isnt working 26. My friend, who_ on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month. A. served B. is serving C. had served D. has served 27. At the foot of the mountain _. A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village D. lying a village 28. -I dont suppose the police know who did it. -Well, surprisingly they do. A man has been arrested and now_. A. has been questioned B. is being questioned C. is questioning D. has questioned 29. Although the bad effect of animal endangerment on human beings _, we do not yet have any practical way to prevent the endangerment. A. is being realized B. have realized C. are being realized D. have been realized 30