1、一般过去时易错题及解析一、单项选择一般过去时1Jessica had intended to go bungee jumping, but on second thoughts, she _ the plan.Awas cancelingBcancelsCcanceledDhas canceled【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：Jessica 本打算去蹦极的，然后她想了想，又取消了该计划。由前半句 “had intended to” 可知前半句的时态为过去完成时，表示过去的过去，因此后半句为一般过去时，表示“取消计划”这一动作发生在“打算去蹦极”之后。故正确答案为C。2Only
2、after talking to two students_that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.AI did discoverBdid I discoverCI discoveredDdiscovered I【答案】B【解析】试题分析：考查倒装句。Only位于句首强调状语时，主句要用部分倒装，句型为：only+状语+be/助动词/情态动词+主语。故选B。【知识归纳】在句首的only如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语,则主句用部分倒装结构。如only后跟的是状语从句或onl
3、y修饰主语，则不用倒装结构。例如：Only when the war was over in 1918 was he able to get back to work.Only the teachers are allowed to use the room.注意only then,是“过一小会儿”的意思，一般用在句首，引导倒装句。例句：Only then did he realize the importance of English考点：考查倒装句3You know quite a lot about the fashion show.Well, Cathy _ it to me duri
4、ng lunch.Aintroduces BintroducedChad introduced Dwill introduce【答案】B【解析】考查时态。句意：你对这次时装表演知道得真多。是的，Cathy在吃午饭时给我介绍过了。从对话的语境可以判断吃午饭时为过去时间，所以用过去时。故选B。【点睛】遇到时态题时首先寻找时间标志词，如果题干中有标志性的时间状语，则往往可以根据时间状语选择相应的时态。如果没有时间状语，则可以根据语境来判断。此题根据前句“你对这次时装表演知道得真多”，可推知Cathy应该是在午饭时介绍过了，所以用过去时。4Wolf Warrior 2, which _ the “Aw
5、ard for Best Visual Effects” at the Beijing Film Festival, indicates Chinas film industry has come of age.Awins BwonChas won Dhad won【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：在北京电影节上获得“最佳视觉效果奖”的狼战2表明中国电影业已经成熟。因为电影获奖发生在过去，用一般过去时。故选B.5Havent seen you for ages! Where have you been?I went to Ningxia and _ there for one ye
6、ar, teaching as a volunteer.AstayedBstayChad stayedDam staying【答案】A【解析】试题分析：and连接并列谓语。And之前是一般过去时。所以and之后也要用一般过去时来保持时态的一致，故用动词的过去式，所以选A。句意：上文，好久没见到你了！你去哪里了？下文，我去了宁夏，并且在那里待了一年，作为一名志愿者在那里教书。考点：考查动词时态。6How long _each other before they _here?For about a year.Ahave they known, come Bdid they know, cameCd
7、o they know, come Dhad they known, came【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：他们来这儿之前认识多久了？大约一年了。根据句意分析，他们来到这里是过去的事，他们互相了解大约一年的时间肯定发生在来这里之前，发生在过去某一动作之前的动作，应该使用过去完成时。故D选项正确。7 I wonder what makes him a good English teacher. He _ as a volunteer in the UK for two years, which helps him with his work a lot.Ahas served Bse
8、rves Chad served Dserved【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：我不知道是什么使他成为一个好的英语老师。他在英国做了两年的志愿者，这对他的工作帮助很大。这里指在过去某段时间内发生过的事，在陈述一件过去的事实，所以用一般过去时态，故答案为D。8I _ you not to touch my ink-now its spilt and my paperwork has been spoiled.Atell. Bhave told. Ctold. Dwas telling.【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查动词时态。句意：我告诉过你不要碰我的墨水现在墨水泼出来了，我的文件也被弄
9、脏了。此处强调过去发生的事，用一般过去时。故选C.9-What do you do, Susan?-I am a clerk in a foreign company now. But I _English in a high school for 8 years.Ateach Bhad taughtChave taught Dtaught【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：-Susan，你做的什么工作？-我现在是一家外国公司的职员。但是我在一所高中教了8年英语。根据句意可知，教学是过去的事情，用一般过去式，故选D。10In a room above the store, where a
10、 party _, some workers were busily setting the table.Awas to be heldBhas been heldCwill be heldDis being held【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：在商店楼上的一个房间里，将举行一个聚会，一些工人正忙着摆桌子。where引导的定语从句中，主语a party和hold之间是被动关系，且表示将来，用“be+动词不定式的被动式”，再根据主句时态were busily setting，可知答案为A。11Dont give up half way, and you will find the
11、scenery is more beautiful when you reach the destination than when you _.Astart offBhave started offCstarted offDwill start off【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：不要半途而废，当你到达目的地的时候，你会发现风景比你出发的时候更美。根据句意可知，start off发生在reach the destination之前，应该用一般过去时，故C项正确。12After nine years working to protect Siberian tigers, Yang
12、Jun _ his efforts recognized at the annual award ceremony in Beijing where he was named a wildlife protector.AhadBhad hadChas hadDhas【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：在为保护西伯利亚虎工作了九年之后，杨军在北京举行的年度颁奖典礼上获得了“野生动物保护者”的称号。结合句意可知句子用一般过去时态，故答案为A。13Scientists have many theories about how the universe into being.AcameBwas
13、comingChad comeDwould come【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查时态。句意：科学家们有很多关于宇宙是如何形成的理论。宇宙的形成是过去发生的事情，故使用一般过去时。故选A。14-I wonder what makes you a good salesperson.-I as a waiter for three years, which contribute a lot to my todays work.AserveBhave servedChad servedDserved【答案】D【解析】试题分析：考查时态。根据句意，做服务员是过去发生的事，因此才说对现在销售员的
14、工作产生很多帮助，用过去式即可，句意：我想知道什么使你成为一个好的销售员。我当服务员三年，这对我现在的工作很有帮助。故选D考点：考查时态15What do you think of the movie?Its fantastic. The only pity is that I _ the beginning of it.AmissedBhad missedCmissDwould miss【答案】A【解析】考查动词时态。从创设的语境来看电影已演完，句意“唯一的遗憾是错过了开头”说话者在陈述过去事实，构成现在和过去的对比，选A。16Not only _ a promise ,but she al
15、so kept it.Adid she makeBshe madeCdoes she makeDhad she made【答案】A【解析】本题考查倒装和时态。Not only提前，用部分倒装结构。句意为：他不仅许下了诺言，而且还坚守了诺言。17I _ the washing machine. Its working OK now.Awas repairingBrepairedCwould repairDhad repaired【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查一般过去时。句意：我修了洗衣机，它现在可以正常工作了。结合句意可知，“修洗衣机”的动作发生在过去，故用一般过去时。故选B项。18 - Whe
16、re is your new home now?- In the new developed zone. But I _ downtown for five years.AlivedBhad livedChave livedDwas living【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：现在你的新家在哪里？在新开发区，但是我在城里住了5年。根据句意可知在城里住了5年是过去发生的事情，所以使用一般过去时。本题特别容易选C项，现在完成时表示过去发生的事情对现在的影响，或者过去发生的事情延续到现在，这两点在本句中都没有显现。故A正确。19How long have you been going to
17、 work on foot?Since last month when I _ from a heart attack.ArecoveredBhave recoveredCwas recoveringDwould recover【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：你步行上班已经多长时间了?自上个月我心脏病康复开始。last month是过去的的时间点，应该与过去时连用，when引导定语从句，指代last month，指上个月我从心脏病康复。用一般过去时。故选A。20Bob has gone to California.Oh, can you tell me when he _?Ahas
18、leftBleftCis leavingDwould leave【答案】B【解析】试题分析：考查时态。句意：鲍勃已经去了加利福尼亚。你能告诉我他什么时候走的。已经去加州了，说明“走”这个动作已经是过去了。结合语境可知从句强调的是过去某事的动作，故用一般过去时态。故选B。考点：考查时态21I _ in Hangzhou for many years, but now I live in Beijing.Ahave livedBliveChad livedDlived【答案】D【解析】考察时态。本题是与后面的now形成呼应关系，使用过去时。本题容易受for many years影响，会错选A项。2
19、2When seeing a stone in front of the car, _.Athe car stoppedBthe car was stoppedCthe driver stopped the carDthe car was stopping【答案】C【解析】考查分词装状语的逻辑主语。当分词做状语的时候，其逻辑主语是句子的主语。本句seeing的逻辑主语就应该是句子的主语，故C正确。句意：当他看见车前的一块石头的时候，那位司机停了车。故C正确。23Little _ about her own safety, though she was in great danger herse
20、lf.Adid Mary care BMary did care CMary does care Ddoes Mary care【答案】A【解析】试题分析：句意：虽然她自己也身处危险之中，玛丽一点也不在乎她自己的安全。本句中little表示否定含义，位于句首，要用倒装结构。结合语境可知本句描述的是过去的动作，故助动词用过去时态，选A。考点：考查时态及倒装结构。24If it hadnt been raining so hard, I might have been home much earlier.Its too bad you _ it. Nancy _ here and she _ to
21、 see you.Adidnt make; is; wasBwont make; will be; wantsCdidnt make; was; wantedDwont make; would be; wanted【答案】C【解析】试题分析：句意：-如果不是雨下得那么大,我可能更早回家。-你没有及时回来真是太糟糕了,。南希还在这里,她想见到你。If +had +done,表示虚拟语气，对过去的假设，所以对话说的是过去发生的事，句子的谓语动词应用过去时。故选C。考点：考查时态的用法。25-Your spoken English is so goodHave you been abroad?-Ye
22、sI in America for three yearsAwill stayBstayedChad stayedDhave been staying【答案】B【解析】句意：-您的英语口语那么好。您在国外呆过？-是的。我在美国呆了三年。根据语境在美国呆的动作应该发生在过去，因为说话的人已经回来。应用一般过去时。故选B。26The basketball coach, as well as his team, _ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.AwereBwasCisDare【答案】B【解
23、析】句意：因有出色的表现，比赛一结束，这个篮球教练以及队员就被采访了。主语后接由with，except，as well as，no less than，rather than，besides，together with，like，including，in addition to等构成的短语时，谓语动词与主语在人称和数上保持一致；事情发生在过去，所以用一般过去时。27Throughout its early years, what we now call hip hop _ without even having a name.Aevolved Bis evolved Chad evolved
24、Devolves【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：在早期，现在被称为hip pop的音乐演变的时候甚至都没有名字。本句中在早期过程中，hip hop甚至都没有名字，从throughout its early year可以看出为过去式，所以用evolved。故A项正确。28With his leg _ in the game, Im afraid Tony cant take part in the next match.I _ his home the other day, and his mum said he was still in hospital.Ainjuring; hav
25、e contactedBbeing injured; have contactedCto be injured; contactedDinjured; contacted【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查过去分词和动词时态。句意：因为他的腿在比赛里受伤了，恐怕Tony不能参加下一场比赛了。几天前我联系了他的家人，他妈妈说他还在住院。第一空中过去分词injured表示“受伤”的状态，第二空根据所在句子的时间状语是the other day，用一般过去时，所以要填过去式contacted。故D项正确。29The president hopes that the people will be bette
26、r off when he quits than when he_.Ahas startedBstartsCstartedDwill start【答案】C【解析】【详解】考查时态。句意：总统希望在他下台的时候人们要比他上台的时候更富有。根据句意可知他已经是总统了，那么他上台是一个过去发生的事情，故使用一般过去时。故选C项。30(天津) Only when Lily walked into the office_that she had left the contract at home.Ashe realizedBhas she realizedCshe has realizedDdid she realize【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查倒装。句意：只有当莉莉走进办公室的时候，她才意识到她把合同忘家里了。本题考查only放在句首的部分倒装，在句首的only如果后面跟了副词、介词短语或从句等状语，则主句用倒装结构。但如果only后跟的是主语，就不用倒装结构了。根据句中的其他动词时态，可判定用过去时态。故选D。
