Simple Future Tense – English Grammar Exercises for A1
Warning a friend who is going out in the snow/rain in just a T-shirt.
Choose the best answer (A, B, or C) to complete each sentence.
1 It’s snowing outside! You ______ cold in that thin T-shirt.
(a) will be
(b) are
(c) will
2 Put on a warm coat, or you ______ sick.
(a) get
(b) will get
(c) will to get
3 The wind is freezing today. Your arms ______ warm without a jacket.
(a) won’t be
(b) don’t be
(c) won’t being
4 Take an umbrella with you. It ______ heavily in a few minutes.
(a) will raining
(b) rains
(c) will rain
5 You ______ a bad cold if you go out like that.
(a) will catch
(b) catch
(c) will to catch
6 Your hands ______ if you don’t put on some gloves.
(a) freeze
(b) will freezes
(c) will freeze
7 Trust me, you ______ comfortable in this terrible weather.
(a) won’t feel
(b) don’t feel
(c) not will feel
8 If you don’t wear a scarf, your neck ______ really cold.
(a) will be
(b) is be
(c) is
9 You ______ regret wearing only a T-shirt when the wind starts blowing!
(a) will to
(b) will
(c) do
10 Put on your winter boots! The thick snow ______ ruin your light sneakers.
(a) will ruin
(b) ruins
(c) will ruining
11 You ______ definitely need a heavy coat outside today. It’s minus 2 degrees!
(a) are
(b) will
(c) will to
12 Wear this warm hat, or the icy wind ______ you a terrible headache.
(a) will give
(b) gives
(c) will giving
13 Don’t step outside in just a shirt. You ______ freezing in five seconds!
(a) are
(b) will
(c) will be
14 Look at those black clouds! You ______ completely wet without a raincoat.
(a) will get
(b) will got
(c) get
15 If you step in that deep puddle, your socks ______ soaked.
(a) become
(b) will become
(c) will becomes
16 You are crazy to wear shorts! Your legs ______ turn blue from the cold soon.
(a) will
(b) will be
(c) are
17 Take my jacket, please. You ______ survive this storm in just a T-shirt.
(a) don’t will
(b) won’t
(c) don’t
18 Without an umbrella, your hair ______ stay dry in this heavy rain.
(a) isn’t
(b) won’t to
(c) won’t
19 Hurry up and put on a sweater, or your body temperature ______ drop very quickly.
(a) drops
(b) will drop
(c) will dropped
20 If you ignore my advice, you ______ probably end up in bed with a fever tomorrow!
(a) will
(b) do
(c) are will
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. “Will be” predicts the physical state (cold). (b) is a common mistake (using Present Simple instead of predicting a future consequence). (c) is a structural error (missing the main verb “be”).
2 b
Explanation: (b) is correct. “Will get” shows the future consequence of not wearing a coat. (a) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error (“will” cannot be followed by “to”).
3 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. “Won’t be” predicts a negative state. (b) is a common mistake (using “don’t” for a future prediction). (c) is a structural error (“won’t” + V-ing).
4 c
Explanation: (c) is correct. “Will rain” is a prediction about the immediate future weather. (b) is a common mistake. (a) is a structural error.
5 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. Predicting an illness as a consequence. (b) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error (“will to”).
6 c
Explanation: (c) is correct (“will” + base verb “freeze”). (a) is a common mistake. (b) is a structural error (adding “-s” to the base verb after “will”).
7 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. “Won’t feel” predicts a lack of comfort. (b) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error (“not will” instead of “will not/won’t”).
8 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. Predicting a physical feeling. (c) is a common mistake (Present Simple). (b) is a structural error (“is be”).
9 b
Explanation: (b) is correct. “Will” is used before the base verb “regret” to predict a future feeling. (c) is a common mistake. (a) is a structural error.
10 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. Predicting what the snow will do to the shoes. (b) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error (“will” + V-ing).
11 b
Explanation: (b) is correct. “Will” goes before the adverb “definitely” and the base verb “need”. (a) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error.
12 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. Predicting a bad physical consequence (headache). (b) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error.
13 c
Explanation: (c) is correct. “Will be” is needed before the adjective “freezing”. (a) is a common mistake. (b) is a structural error (missing “be”).
14 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. “Will get” predicts the consequence of not having a raincoat. (c) is a common mistake. (b) is a structural error (using past tense “got” after “will”).
15 b
Explanation: (b) is correct (“will” + base verb “become”). (a) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error (adding “-s”).
16 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. “Will” comes directly before the base verb “turn”. (c) is a common mistake. (b) is a structural error (adding an extra “be” before the verb “turn”).
17 b
Explanation: (b) is correct. “Won’t” predicts that survival (staying warm) is impossible. (c) is a common mistake. (a) is a structural error.
18 c
Explanation: (c) is correct. Predicting a negative outcome. (a) is a common mistake. (b) is a structural error.
19 b
Explanation: (b) is correct. Predicting a physical change. (a) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error (using past tense “dropped” after “will”).
20 a
Explanation: (a) is correct. “Will” comes before “probably” and the base verb “end up”. (b) is a common mistake. (c) is a structural error.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
- Predicting Consequences to Give Advice: You can use “Will” or “Won’t” to tell someone what you think will happen to them if they do (or don’t do) something. This is a very natural way to give advice.
- Example: Put on a coat, or you will get cold. (Meaning: You should wear a coat because it’s freezing).
- First Conditional Foundation: Notice that many of these sentences use “If”. When we say “If you [Present Simple], you will [Base Verb]”, we are warning someone about a real possibility.
- Example: If you go out in a T-shirt, you will catch a cold.
- Common Mistakes: Do not use the Present Simple (e.g., you get cold) when warning someone about something that hasn’t happened yet. Always use will + base verb for the future result.