Simple Future Tense – English Grammar Exercises for A1
Choose the best option (A, B, or C) to complete each promise in the following situations.
1 Mother: “Please clean your bedroom, it is very messy.”
You: “Okay, Mom. I ______ clean it right now.”
(A) am
(B) will
(C) will to
2 Friend: “Here is my favorite comic book. Please be careful with it.”
You: “Thanks! I ______ give it back to you tomorrow.”
(A) give
(B) will giving
(C) will
3 “Don’t worry about the dirty dishes after dinner. I ______ wash them for you.”
(A) will
(B) washing
(C) will washes
4 “I promise I ______ finish my math homework before I watch TV.”
(A) am finish
(B) will finish
(C) will finished
5 Mother: “Can you take out the trash?”
You: “Sure, I ______ do it in five minutes.”
(A) will to do
(B) doing
(C) will do
6 “Thank you for lending me $10 I promise I ______ return it to you next week.”
(A) will return
(B) am returning
(C) return will
7 “Please don’t tell anyone my secret.”
“I promise I ______ tell anyone.”
(A) don’t
(B) won’t
(C) won’t to
8 “Your clothes are all over the floor!”
“I know, Mom. I ______ tidy them up this afternoon, I promise.”
(A) am
(B) will
(C) wills
9 “You borrowed my jacket yesterday.”
“Oh, sorry! I ______ bring it to school tomorrow.”
(A) bring
(B) will brings
(C) will bring
10 “Be very careful with my new laptop.”
“Don’t worry, I ______ break it.”
(A) won’t
(B) am not
(C) not will
11 “We have no milk left in the fridge.”
“I promise I ______ go to the supermarket and buy some later.”
(A) am will
(B) will
(C) go
12 “Remember to call your grandmother on her birthday.”
“I ______, I promise!”
(A) will call to
(B) do
(C) will
13 “This box of books is too heavy for me.”
“I ______ carry it to your room for you.”
(A) will
(B) will carrying
(C) carrying
14 “I need my dictionary for the English class on Monday.”
“I promise I ______ finish using it by Sunday.”
(A) finish
(B) will finished
(C) will finish
15 “Mom, I am playing a video game now, but I promise I ______ never lie to you again about my study time.”
(A) will
(B) do
(C) will to
16 “Trust me, ______ be there on time to help you clean the house tomorrow.”
(A) I’m
(B) I’ll
(C) I’ll to
17 “If you let me ride your new bike, I promise I ______ ride it very carefully.”
(A) will
(B) ride
(C) will riding
18 “I ______ lose your favourite pen, I promise!”
(A) never will
(B) won’t never
(C) will never
19 “My sister and I promise we ______ help you cook dinner tonight.”
(A) will
(B) are
(C) wills
20 “Don’t worry, Mom. I ______ forget to lock the door before going to bed!”
(A) don’t will
(B) won’t
(C) will not to
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: “Will” is used to make a promise or an instant decision at the moment of speaking.
- Error analysis: (A) “am” is a common mistake by learners confusing it with the Present Continuous tense. (C) “will to” is a basic structural error because modal verbs are followed by a bare infinitive, without “to”.
2 (C)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: We use “will” + bare infinitive (“give” is already in the sentence) to promise to return the book.
- Error analysis: (A) “give” lacks the future auxiliary verb. (B) “will giving” is a structural error; V-ing cannot follow “will”.
3 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: A promise to help wash the dishes uses “will” + bare infinitive (“wash”).
- Error analysis: (B) “washing” lacks the “to be” verb and doesn’t express a promise. (C) “will washes” is a basic error; never add “-s/-es” to the verb after “will”.
4 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: The verb “promise” is a strong indicator to use “will” for future commitments.
- Error analysis: (A) “am finish” is structurally incorrect. (C) “will finished” is incorrect because a past tense verb (“-ed”) cannot follow “will”.
5 (C)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: Standard structure: Subject + will + V (bare infinitive).
- Error analysis: (A) “will to do” has an unnecessary “to”. (B) “doing” lacks an auxiliary verb.
6 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: A promise to pay back money (“return”) uses the simple future.
- Error analysis: (B) “am returning” (Present Continuous) is typically used for pre-arranged plans, not spontaneous promises. (C) “return will” has incorrect word order.
7 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: “Won’t” (will not) is the negative form of “will”, used to promise NOT to do something.
- Error analysis: (A) “don’t” (Present Simple) is a very common mistake for A1 learners when making negative promises. (C) “won’t to” has an unnecessary “to”.
8 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: Promising to tidy up the clothes in the afternoon.
- Error analysis: (A) “am” lacks a main verb in V-ing form and does not convey a promise. (C) “wills” is grammatically incorrect as “will” never takes an “-s”.
9 (C)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: A promise to bring the jacket to school tomorrow.
- Error analysis: (A) “bring” (Present Simple) is incorrect for a future context. (B) “will brings” is incorrect because the main verb must remain uninflected.
10 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: A negative promise: “I won’t break it.”
- Error analysis: (B) “am not” incorrectly uses the “to be” verb. (C) “not will” has incorrect word order; it must be “will not” or “won’t”.
11 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: A promise to go to the supermarket immediately after finding out there is no milk.
- Error analysis: (A) “am will” is a fundamental error (combining “to be” with a modal verb). (C) “go” lacks the future auxiliary verb.
12 (C)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: In a short answer for a promise, we use “I will”.
- Error analysis: (A) “will call to” has an unnecessary “to” at the end. (B) “do” is incorrect for the grammatical function of a future promise.
13 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: An offer or promise to help carry the heavy box.
- Error analysis: (B) “will carrying” is structurally incorrect (no V-ing after “will”). (C) “carrying” lacks an auxiliary verb.
14 (C)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: Promising to finish using the dictionary.
- Error analysis: (A) “finish” is the wrong tense. (B) “will finished” is incorrect due to the “-ed” ending.
15 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: Even with the adverb “never”, “will” is used before it to make a promise.
- Error analysis: (B) “do” is a common mistake when emphasizing something, but it’s incorrect for a future context. (C) “will to” is a basic structural error.
16 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: “I’ll” is the common contraction for “I will”, heavily used in spoken English for promises.
- Error analysis: (A) “I’m” is the contraction for “I am”, which cannot be followed by the bare infinitive “be”. (C) “I’ll to” has an unnecessary “to”.
17 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: The main clause in a first conditional sentence expressing a promise.
- Error analysis: (B) “ride” lacks the word “will”. (C) “will riding” is structurally incorrect.
18 (C)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: The correct word order is “will + never + V”.
- Error analysis: (A) “never will” has incorrect word order for an affirmative promise. (B) “won’t never” is a double negative error.
19 (A)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: Regardless of the plural subject (“My sister and I”), “will” remains unchanged.
- Error analysis: (B) “are” is the wrong tense. (C) “wills” is a basic grammar error because modals don’t change form for plural subjects.
20 (B)
Explanation:
- Why it is correct: “Won’t” is used to promise not to forget locking the door.
- Error analysis: (A) “don’t will” is an incorrect, self-created negative structure. (C) “will not to” has an unnecessary “to”.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
- The Function of “Will” (Making Promises): In English, “Will” is the most accurate grammatical tool for making a promise (e.g., I promise I will clean my room).
- The Golden Rule: Will + Base Verb.
- NEVER add “to” after “will” (Incorrect: will to go).
- NEVER add “-s/-es”, “-ed”, or “-ing” to the following verb (Incorrect: will goes, will doing, will finished).
- Negative Form (Negative Promises): To promise NOT to do something, use “Won’t” (the contracted form of Will not). Never use “don’t” or “am not” for future promises (e.g., I won’t tell anyone).
- Contractions: In real-life communication, native speakers often use the contraction ‘ll (I’ll, You’ll, We’ll) when making promises to sound more natural (e.g., I’ll be there on time).