时态是极具英语特色的一种动词形态，过去发生的动作要用过去时态，将来发生的动词要用将来时态，正在进行的动作要用进行时态，等等。下面是小编收集整理的*英语过去时态练习题，大家一起来看看吧!   *英语过去时态练习题：   一般过去时习题   1. The discussion ____ alive when an interesting topic was brought in.   A. was coming B. had come C. has come D. came   解析：答案选 D。由when…was brought in可知，come也是过去发生的事，用一般过去时。句意是：当引入一个有趣的话题时，那场讨论又变得活跃起来。   2. She ______her hairstyle in her hometown before she came to Chongqing for a better job.   A. would change B. has changed C. changed D. was changing   解析：答案选 C。由came可知，她已来重庆了，而改变发型是在来重庆之前，即过去的过去，按理要用过去完成时，但before已经表明紧接着发生的先后两个动作，所以也可用一般过去时，所以选C。  

  3. What we used to think ______ impossible now does seem possible.   A. is B. was C. has been D. will be   解析：答案选 B。根据句中的used to可知，空格处应填一般过去时。句意为：我们过去认为不可能的现在都似乎有可能成为现实。   4. It is said that the early European playing-cards ______ for entertainment and education.   A. were being designed B. have designed   C. have been designed D. were designed   解析：答案选 D。解答此题的关键是要抓住early这一形容词。early European playing-cards的意思是“早期欧洲人玩的扑克牌”，既然是“早期”，肯定就是过去的事了，所以用一般过去时。   5. I ______ in London for many years, but I’ve never regretted my final decision to move back to China.   A. lived B. was living　 C. have lived D. had lived   解析：答案选 A。许多同学一看到后面的have never regretted为现在完成时，同时选项C也是现在完成时，结果滥用时态呼应，将答案误选C。其实，此题的*答案是A。句中but后的句子告诉我们，说话者现在已搬回了上海，所以他住在伦敦应属于过去的事情，故应用一般过去时。   过去完成时习题：   1. The policeman’s attention was suddenly caught by a small box which ______ placed under the Minister’s car.   A. has been B. was being C. had been D. would be   分析：C。因为这个小盒子“被放在部长车下”发生在“引起警察注意”之前，即“过去的过去”，所以用过去完成时。     2. Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn’t want her parents to know what she ______.   A. has done B. had done C. was doing D. is doing   分析：C。因decided和didn’t want都是过去式，排除选项A和D; 因“做”发生在“决定”之后，而不是之前，不能用过去完成时，排除选项B。   3. —Hurry up! Alice and Sue are waiting for you at the school gate.   —Oh ! I thought they ______ without me.   A. went B. are going C. have gone D. had gone   分析：D。因为thought(原以为)是过去，他们“走了”就是“过去的过去”，所以用过去完成时。   过去进行时习题：   1. I ______ along the street looking for a place to park when the accident ______.   A. went; was occurring B. went; occurred   C. was going; occurred D. was going; had occurred   分析：答案为C。*空用过去进行时，表示过去正在发生的情况; 第二空用一般过去时，表示过去突然发生的一件事。   2. —I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening.   —Impossible. She ______ TV with me in my home then.   A. watched B. had watched C. would watch D. was watching   分析：答案为 D。表示过去正在进行的动作，用过去进行时。第二句的意思是：不可能。她当时与我一起在我家看电视。   一般过去时表现在：   (1) 少数动词want, wonder, think, hope, intend等的一般过去时表示委婉的现在。如：   Did You Want to tell me something? 你想告诉我什么吗?。   I wondered if you could have a word with me. 请问您能否和我谈一谈。   I thought you might like some flowers. 我想您也许想要些花。   I hoped you could help me with my English. 我希望你能帮我学英语。   (2) 在宾语从句中，因时态呼应的关系，可用一般过去时表示现在。如：   I didn’t know you were in London. How long have you been here? 我不知道你在伦敦，你在这儿多久了?   I clearly forgot it was my birthday today. 我确实忘了今天是我的生日。