热点三：动词时态
[热点透视] 进行时、过去时和完成时是考试热点。
[难点剖析] ①备选答案涉及不同时态的辨析，主要是：一般现在时和一般过去时、一般将来时和过去进行时、过去进行时或一般现在时和完成时、现在完成时和现在完成进行时；
②结合时态、语态对考生进行综合考查。
[考题盘点]
8. (03-27) All morning as she waited for the medical report from the doctor, her nervousness______.
A. has grown B. is growing
C. grew D. had grown
据as可知主从句时态应保持一致，故选C。
9 . (04-30) My mind wasn’t on what he was saying so I’m afraid I ____half of it.
A. was missing B. had missed
C. will miss D. missed
从连词so得知前后句时态应保持一致，据语境，故选D。
[备考策略] 深入情景，揣摩动作发生顺序；重视题干暗示作用，如时间副词、并列或从属连词等；善于运用时态呼应规律。
[训练过关]
10. (京04-25) Now that she is out of a job, Lucy ____going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
A. had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to consider
11. (津04-28) — What were you doing when Tony phoned you?
— I had finished my work and_____ to take a shower.
A. had started B. started
C. have started D. was starting
Key B D