Future Simple Tense (Will & Shall) — Exercise 6 (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. By tomorrow morning they __ the new certificate across all nodes.
A) will deploy B) shall deploy C) will be deploying D) shall have deployed
Verb (POS & meaning): deploy — verb. To place software/configuration into production so it takes effect.
A) Correct: will deploy — neutral future action indicating the team will carry out the deployment; implies intent/plan without extra modal force.
B) Wrong: shall deploy — formal and unusual with third-person plural in modern usage; would sound archaic or legalistic and is less natural here.
C) Wrong: will be deploying — future continuous suggests the deployment will be in progress at a given time; it changes the nuance to an ongoing process rather than the single planned action.
D) Wrong: shall have deployed — future perfect with shall is awkward and asserts completion by a future point; stronger than needed and seldom used.
2. I __ the README with an example tonight.
A) shall add B) will add C) will be adding D) shall have added
Verb: add — verb. To include or append additional content to something.
A) Correct: shall add — a formal promise by the speaker (I) to do this action tonight; shall emphasises commitment.
B) Wrong: will add — grammatically correct but less formal/pledge-like than shall for I in a promise context.
C) Wrong: will be adding — future continuous frames the action as ongoing at the time, implying a process rather than a punctual promise.
D) Wrong: shall have added — future perfect with shall claims completion by some future point; overstates timing and formality.
3. We __ a short announcement when the fix goes live.
A) shall post B) will post C) shall be posting D) will have posted
Verb: post — verb. To publish or share content publicly (e.g., on a blog or forum).
A) Correct: shall post — organizational promise by “we”; shall conveys formal obligation to inform users.
B) Wrong: will post — acceptable future but less formal and less emphatic in official contexts.
C) Wrong: shall be posting — future continuous with shall is rare and would imply ongoing posting activity; awkward register.
D) Wrong: will have posted — future perfect claims the post will already be done by a future time point and shifts emphasis to completion.
4. He __ a contingency if the supplier delays.
A) will propose B) shall propose C) will be proposing D) shall have proposed
Verb: propose — verb. To put forward an idea or course of action for consideration.
A) Correct: will propose — prediction/intent that he will present a contingency plan; neutral future.
B) Wrong: shall propose — unusual with third-person and sounds formal/legalistic; less idiomatic.
C) Wrong: will be proposing — frames the proposal as an ongoing process at a future time; adds progressive nuance not in the sentence.
D) Wrong: shall have proposed — rare and overly formal; future perfect with shall suggests prior completion and is unnecessary.
5. They __ the migration plan next Wednesday after dry runs.
A) will finalise B) shall finalise C) will be finalising D) shall have finalised
Verb: finalise — verb. To make something final or complete.
A) Correct: will finalise — neutral future statement that they will complete the plan on that day.
B) Wrong: shall finalise — again odd with third-person plural in conversational/natural writing.
C) Wrong: will be finalising — suggests the finalising will be in progress during Wednesday, not necessarily completed then.
D) Wrong: shall have finalised — overly formal + future perfect; asserts completion before a reference point; unnecessary.
6. I __ a short note to the client after the call.
A) shall write B) will write C) will be writing D) shall have written
Verb: write — verb. To compose text that communicates information.
A) Correct: shall write — promise by I; formal pledge to take the action.
B) Wrong: will write — less formal but acceptable; however instruction prefers shall for I when promising.
C) Wrong: will be writing — frames the activity as in-progress at a future time; changes the tone.
D) Wrong: shall have written — future perfect with shall is unusual and signals completion by a future point, which is stronger than needed.
7. We __ additional capacity if traffic grows.
A) shall provision B) will provision C) shall be provisioning D) will have provisioned
Verb: provision — verb. To allocate or provide resources (servers, capacity).
A) Correct: shall provision — organizational promise/obligation to act if the condition arises; formal register.
B) Wrong: will provision — acceptable as a neutral future but less commanding than shall for an organization.
C) Wrong: shall be provisioning — future continuous with shall is rarer and implies an ongoing process; awkward legalistic style.
D) Wrong: will have provisioned — future perfect suggests completion by some point; it’s stronger and shifts emphasis to completion.
8. They __ the rollback if incidents persist beyond two hours.
A) will trigger B) shall trigger C) will be triggering D) shall have triggered
Verb: trigger — verb. To cause an event or action to begin.
A) Correct: will trigger — conditional future action; direct and idiomatic for third-person.
B) Wrong: shall trigger — odd with third person; legalistic but not common.
C) Wrong: will be triggering — continuous nuance implies a process rather than the initiating action.
D) Wrong: shall have triggered — unusual future perfect with shall; implies completed triggering before a point.
9. I __ a calendar invite to everyone by EOD.
A) shall send B) will send C) shall be sending D) will have sent
Verb: send — verb. To dispatch a message or item to recipients.
A) Correct: shall send — pledge by I to perform this action; formal tone.
B) Wrong: will send — fine but less formal/obligational than shall.
C) Wrong: shall be sending — awkward; suggests an ongoing emailing process and sounds unnatural.
D) Wrong: will have sent — emphasizes completion by EOD; shifts focus to deadline fulfillment rather than promise.
10. We __ the access revocation list after the audit results.
A) shall publish B) will publish C) shall be publishing D) will have published
Verb: publish — verb. To make information available to an audience.
A) Correct: shall publish — institutional promise that denotes responsibility/obligation to make the list available.
B) Wrong: will publish — OK, but less forceful/obligational in official contexts.
C) Wrong: shall be publishing — odd register and suggests ongoing process of publishing.
D) Wrong: will have published — future perfect indicates completion by some point; stronger than the simple pledge.