Future Simple Tense (Will & Shall) — Exercise 10 (Q&A with Solution’s Explanation and Improve English with Words Power)
Practice the Future Indefinite Tense (will and shall Modals) with 10 exam-style questions. Each item includes the correct will/shall + base verb 1st form, an Oxford / Cambridge-style verb definition with POS notes, and a one-sentence explanation for every option (A–D) explaining why it is correct or wrong and what choosing it would mean. Ideal for both learners and teachers. Will and Shall are part of Tense and Modals. You are not only improving your English but also enriching your word power using Vocabulary Builder.
English Grammar Definition: Future Indefinite Tense (will + verb 1st form)
- Form: will / shall + verb 1st form.
- Examples: She will publish new books; We shall come back; will you stop it?
- Main uses:
- spontaneous decisions, promises, predictions, offers, neutral future facts, and decisions at the moment of speaking.
- Signal words: later, in 3050, in future, sooner, forever.
- Negatives / Questions:
will not (won't) / shall not (shan't) + verb 1st form;Will / shall + subject + base verb 1st form? - To learn more about it – Visit Here
Quiz Instructions
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Quiz Question, Answer and Explanation
Note: Do remember in the quiz box above, the questions and options will shuffle, so they won’t have the same sequence like 1, 2, 3, or A, B, C as below.
1. They __ the sampling rate temporarily to reduce load.
A) will lower B) shall lower C) will be lowering D) shall have lowered
Verb: lower — verb. To reduce a parameter such as sampling rate or limit.
A) Correct: will lower — straightforward future plan to change the rate as needed.
B) Wrong: shall lower — awkward with third-person; non-standard in conversational/technical text.
C) Wrong: will be lowering — adds progressive nuance implying ongoing adjustment.
D) Wrong: shall have lowered — future perfect with shall not appropriate.
2. We __ notice to all teams if the migration window changes.
A) shall send B) will send C) will be sending D) shall have sent
Verb: send — verb. To dispatch communications to recipients.
A) Correct: shall send — formal commitment that the organisation will inform teams; shall signals duty.
B) Wrong: will send — acceptable but less formal.
C) Wrong: will be sending — continuous nuance that indicates the action may happen repeatedly over time.
D) Wrong: shall have sent — future perfect with shall is awkward and over-specific.
3. He __ a short bulletin summarising root cause tomorrow.
A) will issue B) shall issue C) will be issuing D) shall have issued
Verb: issue — verb. To release an official communication or document.
A) Correct: will issue — neutral future statement regarding the bulletin.
B) Wrong: shall issue — unusual with third-person; legalistic register.
C) Wrong: will be issuing — progressive nuance implies ongoing issuance activity.
D) Wrong: shall have issued — future perfect with shall overstates completion and sounds odd.
4. I __ the action items into the tracker after the meeting.
A) shall log B) will log C) will be logging D) shall have logged
Verb: log — verb. To record items into a tracking system.
A) Correct: shall log — promise by I to enter action items; shall emphasises commitment.
B) Wrong: will log — less formal and less pledge-like.
C) Wrong: will be logging — implies ongoing logging activity.
D) Wrong: shall have logged — future perfect with shall is overstated and uncommon.
5. They __ a QA sign-off before promoting the build.
A) will require B) shall require C) will be requiring D) shall have required
Verb: require — verb. To demand or make necessary.
A) Correct: will require — foretells a policy/condition that QA sign-off will be required.
B) Wrong: shall require — awkward with third-person; may sound prescriptive but is less natural.
C) Wrong: will be requiring — makes the requirement sound ongoing or evolving.
D) Wrong: shall have required — future perfect + shall awkward and too strong.
6. We __ retrospective notes and share them by Friday.
A) shall compile B) will compile C) will be compiling D) shall have compiled
Verb: compile — verb. To collect and organise information into a document.
A) Correct: shall compile — formal promise by the team to assemble notes and distribute them.
B) Wrong: will compile — fine but lacks the formal obligation sense.
C) Wrong: will be compiling — progressive nuance indicates ongoing assembly.
D) Wrong: shall have compiled — future perfect with shall unusual and over-assertive.
7. He __ a legal call if required.
A) will escalate B) shall escalate C) will be escalating D) shall have escalated
Verb: escalate — verb. To refer a matter to higher authority.
A) Correct: will escalate — a conditional prediction that he will escalate if the situation warrants.
B) Wrong: shall escalate — odd with third-person and overly formal.
C) Wrong: will be escalating — progressive nuance suggests an ongoing escalation process.
D) Wrong: shall have escalated — future perfect + shall unnatural and overly formal.
8. I __ a brief email to the partner once tests pass.
A) shall send B) will send C) will be sending D) shall have sent
Verb: send — verb. To dispatch a message or item to recipients.
A) Correct: shall send — personal promise; shall underscores commitment.
B) Wrong: will send — acceptable but less formal.
C) Wrong: will be sending — progressive nuance implies ongoing communication.
D) Wrong: shall have sent — future perfect with shall overstates timing.
9. They __ rate limits on anonymous requests to preserve capacity.
A) will impose B) shall impose C) will be imposing D) shall have imposed
Verb: impose — verb. To enforce a rule or restriction.
A) Correct: will impose — neutral future plan/decision to apply limits.
B) Wrong: shall impose — stylistically off for third person; legalistic.
C) Wrong: will be imposing — progressive nuance implies an ongoing imposition process.
D) Wrong: shall have imposed — future perfect + shall is rare and overstated.
10. We __ a memorial log of changes for audit traceability.
A) shall maintain B) will maintain C) will be maintaining D) shall have maintained
Verb: maintain — verb. To keep in an established state; to continue to hold records.
A) Correct: shall maintain — formal institutional obligation to keep a log; shall signals legal/policy-level duty.
B) Wrong: will maintain — acceptable but less forceful as an obligation statement.
C) Wrong: will be maintaining — continuous nuance that suggests ongoing activity; subtly different focus.
D) Wrong: shall have maintained — future perfect + shall is odd and implies completion before a future point.