[例1]— Your phone number again?I______quite catch it.
— It’s 69568442.
A.didn’t B.couldn’t C.don’t D.can’t
【解析】 答案A。本句雖沒有明確的時間狀語,但從語意上看出,在聽的時候沒有聽懂這個動作發生在過去,因此應用過去時。
[例2]The students______busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she______in the office.
A.had written;left B.were writing;has left
C.had written;had left D.were writing;had left
【解析】 答案D。“把書忘在辦公室”發生在“去取書”這一過去的動作之前,因此“忘了書”這一動作發生在過去的過去,用過去完成時。句中when表示的是時間的一點,表示在“同學們正忙於……”這一背景下,when所引導的動作發生。因此前一句應用過去進行時。
[例3]I assure you that your mother______as quickly as possible.Have a little patience.
A.will be attended B.will be attended to
C.is attended D.is attended to
【解析】 答案B。我向你保證你媽媽很快就會得到照顧。從時態上分析空處應為將來時,be attended to 被照顧,被動句中to不能省略。
[例4]—Do you know our town at all?
—No,this is the first time I______here.
A.was B.have been C.came D.am coming
【解析】 答案B。this is the first time 後麵所加從句應為現在完成時,故選B。
[例5]—Have you ______been to our town before?
—No,it’s the first time I______here.
A.even;come B.even;have come
C.ever;come D.ever;have come
【解析】 答案D。ever意為曾經或無論何時,反意詞為never,此兩詞常用於完成時。
[例6]My dictionary______,I have looked for it everywhere but still______it.
A.has lost;don’t find B.is missing;don’t find
C.has lost;haven’t found D.is missing;haven’t found