Simple Future Tense – English Grammar Exercises for A1
Choose the best option (a, b, or c) to complete each sentence.
1 The phone is ringing! I ______ answer it.
(a) will to
(b) will
(c) am
2 “Hi, Tom! Do you want to go to the park?” – “Sorry, I am busy. I ______ call you back later.”
(a) call
(b) am calling
(c) will
3 I have a lot of math homework on my desk. I ______ finish it first.
(a) will
(b) will finishes
(c) finish
4 The music in my room is too loud to hear you. Wait, I ______ turn it down.
(a) will
(b) wills
(c) am
5 You want to go to the cinema? I ______ think about it and tell you in a minute.
(a) thinking
(b) will be
(c) will
6 Oh no, my pen just broke! I ______ get another one from my pencil case.
(a) get
(b) will
(c) am get
7 This grammar exercise is very hard. I ______ ask my older brother for help right now.
(a) am asking
(b) will to ask
(c) will
8 I can’t hang out now, but I promise I ______ text you tonight.
(a) will
(b) texting
(c) will texts
9 “Can you come out in ten minutes?” – “I don’t know. I ______ check my schedule.”
(a) checks
(b) will
(c) am will
10 I left my science book at school! Okay, I ______ do my English homework instead.
(a) do
(b) will do
(c) will doing
11 I am too tired to go out anyway. I think I ______ stay home.
(a) will
(b) will to
(c) staying
12 You need an answer right now? Okay, I ______ tell you my decision: I can’t go.
(a) will
(b) telling
(c) am tell
13 “We are buying pizza later.” – “That sounds great, but I ______ eat dinner with my family.”
(a) will eats
(b) will
(c) am will
14 Wait, someone is knocking on my bedroom door. I ______ see who it is.
(a) am seeing
(b) will to see
(c) will
15 “It is starting to rain outside!” – “Oh, then we ______ go to the park.”
(a) won’t
(b) doesn’t
(c) won’t to
16 “Are you sure you can’t come?” – “Yes, I ______ be busy all evening.”
(a) will
(b) am will
(c) will be to
17 I promise I ______ forget to call you back when I finish studying!
(a) don’t will
(b) won’t
(c) am not
18 “If you don’t come, I will go alone.” – “Okay, I ______ let you know if my plan changes.”
(a) let
(b) will letting
(c) will
19 “We are leaving in five minutes!” – “Okay, I ______ hurry up with my essay.”
(a) will
(b) am
(c) wills
20 “So, what is your final answer?” – “I ______ join you next time, sorry.”
(a) will to
(b) joining
(c) will
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (b)
Explanation: – Correct (b): “Will” is used for spontaneous decisions made at the moment of speaking.
- Incorrect (c): “am” is a common mistake (students often say “I am answer” instead of “I will answer”).
- Incorrect (a): “will to” is a basic structural error. Modal verbs are followed by a bare infinitive without “to”.
2 (c)
Explanation: – Correct (c): We use “will” to make a promise or a quick decision to call someone back.
- Incorrect (b): “am calling” (Present Continuous) is a common mistake used for pre-arranged plans, not a spontaneous promise.
- Incorrect (a): “call” lacks the auxiliary verb needed to express future intention.
3 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): Expresses a decision made right now to finish the homework first.
- Incorrect (c): “finish” (Present Simple) is a common mistake; it describes routines, not a specific future action.
- Incorrect (b): “will finishes” is a structural error. The verb after “will” must be in the base form, with no “-s”.
4 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): “Will” shows an immediate reaction to the problem (the music is too loud).
- Incorrect (c): “am” (I am turn) is structurally incorrect and a common beginner mistake.
- Incorrect (b): “wills” is grammatically incorrect. Modal verbs do not take an “-s” for any subject.
5 (c)
Explanation: – Correct (c): Quick decision to think about the invitation.
- Incorrect (a): “thinking” is a common mistake (missing auxiliary “am” or “will be”).
- Incorrect (b): “will be” requires an “-ing” verb (Future Continuous) or an adjective, not a base verb.
6 (b)
Explanation: – Correct (b): You just realized the pen is broken, so you make a spontaneous decision to get a new one.
- Incorrect (a): “get” (Present Simple) describes a habit, not a future reaction.
- Incorrect (c): “am get” is a basic grammar error combining the ‘to be’ verb with a base verb.
7 (c)
Explanation: – Correct (c): Deciding to ask for help exactly at the moment you realize the homework is hard.
- Incorrect (a): “am asking” is a common mistake; it implies you had already planned to ask before the homework was hard.
- Incorrect (b): “will to ask” is incorrect because “will” is never followed by “to”.
8 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): The word “promise” strongly indicates the use of “will”.
- Incorrect (b): “texting” is grammatically wrong without an auxiliary verb.
- Incorrect (c): “will texts” is a basic error. Always use the base form of the verb after “will”.
9 (b)
Explanation: – Correct (b): A sudden decision to check the schedule to give an answer.
- Incorrect (a): “checks” is grammatically incorrect for the subject “I”.
- Incorrect (c): “am will” incorrectly mixes the verb “to be” with the modal verb “will”.
10 (b)
Explanation: – Correct (b): “Will do” shows the alternative decision made exactly when realizing the science book is missing.
- Incorrect (a): “do” is a common mistake. Present Simple doesn’t fit a newly made decision for the immediate future.
- Incorrect (c): “will doing” is a structural error. “Will” cannot be followed by an “-ing” verb.
11 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): We often use “I think I will…” to express an uncertain but immediate decision.
- Incorrect (c): “staying” is incorrect without the proper “to be” verb form.
- Incorrect (b): “will to” is a basic rule violation.
12 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): You are pressured into giving an answer, so you make the decision right then.
- Incorrect (b): “telling” is grammatically incomplete.
- Incorrect (c): “am tell” is a basic grammar mistake confusing tense structures.
13 (b)
Explanation: – Correct (b): “I will” is used to state your spontaneous intention to eat with your family instead.
- Incorrect (a): “will eats” adds an unnecessary and incorrect “-s” to the base verb.
- Incorrect (c): “am will” is a structural error.
14 (c)
Explanation: – Correct (c): Hearing a knock and deciding to check is the perfect example of a spontaneous decision.
- Incorrect (a): “am seeing” is a common mistake. It sounds like a pre-arranged appointment.
- Incorrect (b): “will to see” contains the “to” infinitive which cannot follow “will”.
15 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): “Won’t” is the negative form of “will” (will not), used here to cancel a plan immediately due to rain.
- Incorrect (b): “doesn’t” is the present simple negative, which is a common mistake for learners making future predictions/decisions.
- Incorrect (c): “won’t to” is structurally incorrect.
16 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): Confirming a future state (“will be busy”).
- Incorrect (b): “am will” is a double auxiliary mistake.
- Incorrect (c): “will be to” incorrectly adds “to” at the end of the modal phrase.
17 (b)
Explanation: – Correct (b): “Won’t” (will not) is used to make a negative promise (“I promise I won’t…”).
- Incorrect (a): “don’t will” is a common structural error when learners try to make a negative modal.
- Incorrect (c): “am not” is incorrect as it lacks a main verb and changes the tense.
18 (c)
Explanation: – Correct (c): Making an offer or promise to update the person later.
- Incorrect (a): “let” uses Present Simple, failing to capture the future promise.
- Incorrect (b): “will letting” incorrectly uses the gerund form after “will”.
19 (a)
Explanation: – Correct (a): A quick reaction to being told there are only five minutes left.
- Incorrect (b): “am” is structurally incorrect (I am hurry up).
- Incorrect (c): “wills” is a basic error. Modal verbs never change their form.
20 (c)
Explanation: – Correct (c): Delivering the final spontaneous decision to the friend.
- Incorrect (b): “joining” is grammatically incorrect.
- Incorrect (a): “will to” is a basic structural error.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
- Spontaneous Decisions: Use “Will” (not present simple or “going to”) when you make a decision at the exact moment of speaking. (Example: The phone is ringing. I will answer it.)
- Making Promises: Use “Will” to promise someone that you will do something in the future. (Example: I promise I will call you back.)
- The Golden Rule of Form: Will + Base Verb. Never use “to” after will (NOT: will to go), never add “-s” (NOT: will goes), and never add “-ing” (NOT: will going).
- Negative Form: The negative form of “will” is “won’t” (will not). We use it to refuse to do something or to make a negative promise. (Example: I won’t forget.)