Future Indefinite Tense Quiz 9 — Will & Shall Modals, Fully Explained Answer & Word Builder
Future Simple Tense (Will & Shall) — Exercise 9 (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
- Read each question and choose the best answer out of four given options.
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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. He __ remediation tickets and assign owners by noon.
A) will open B) shall open C) will be opening D) shall have opened
Verb: open — verb. To create (tickets, tasks) in a tracking system.
A) Correct: will open — straightforward future commitment to create tickets.
B) Wrong: shall open — awkward with third-person; legalistic.
C) Wrong: will be opening — progressive nuance implies ongoing opening activity.
D) Wrong: shall have opened — future perfect is rare with shall and unduly emphatic.
2. I __ the vendor for a timeline update this afternoon.
A) shall call B) will call C) will be calling D) shall have called
Verb: call — verb. To contact by phone (or otherwise) to request information.
A) Correct: shall call — speaker’s promise to make the contact; formal and committed.
B) Wrong: will call — valid but less formal/resolute than shall.
C) Wrong: will be calling — progressive implies ongoing calls or that the call will be happening at a future time.
D) Wrong: shall have called — future perfect with shall is unusual and overstated.
3. They __ the circuit breakers earlier if the load spikes unexpectedly.
A) will trip B) shall trip C) will be tripping D) shall have tripped
Verb: trip — verb. To activate a protective mechanism (breaker) that interrupts flow.
A) Correct: will trip — neutral prediction that breakers will activate in that scenario.
B) Wrong: shall trip — odd with third-person; sounds prescriptive.
C) Wrong: will be tripping — progressive nuance and implies repeated/prolonged tripping.
D) Wrong: shall have tripped — future perfect + shall is awkward and suggests prior completion.
4. We __ to revert within the hour if errors persist.
A) shall choose B) will choose C) will be choosing D) shall have chosen
Verb: choose — verb. To select an option from alternatives.
A) Correct: shall choose — formal institutional resolution to revert if condition met; shall denotes obligation.
B) Wrong: will choose — acceptable but lacks the formal force.
C) Wrong: will be choosing — makes the choice sound ongoing or deliberative at that time.
D) Wrong: shall have chosen — future perfect + shall awkwardly prescribes prior completion.
5. He __ a blocking issue to the SCRUM master right away.
A) will report B) shall report C) will be reporting D) shall have reported
Verb: report — verb. To inform formally of an issue or status.
A) Correct: will report — direct future action; idiomatic and appropriate for third person.
B) Wrong: shall report — stilted for third person; unusually formal.
C) Wrong: will be reporting — progressive nuance; implies an ongoing reporting activity.
D) Wrong: shall have reported — future perfect with shall is overformal and unusual.
6. I __ you access once the role is provisioned.
A) shall grant B) will grant C) will be granting D) shall have granted
Verb: grant — verb. To give permission or access rights.
A) Correct: shall grant — personal/institutional promise; shall emphasises duty to provide access.
B) Wrong: will grant — correct but less formal than shall.
C) Wrong: will be granting — continuous nuance suggests a process of granting access.
D) Wrong: shall have granted — future perfect overstates and is unusual with shall.
7. They __ the backup verification across availability zones.
A) will perform B) shall perform C) will be performing D) shall have performed
Verb: perform — verb. To execute a test or procedure.
A) Correct: will perform — neutral future statement indicating they will run verification.
B) Wrong: shall perform — strange with third-person and legalistic in tone.
C) Wrong: will be performing — implies ongoing verification activity at a future time.
D) Wrong: shall have performed — future perfect with shall is overly formal and not idiomatic.
8. We __ a short FAQ addressing common user questions tomorrow.
A) shall publish B) will publish C) will be publishing D) shall have published
Verb: publish — verb. To make content accessible to users.
A) Correct: shall publish — organizational promise to post the FAQ; shall indicates obligation/responsibility.
B) Wrong: will publish — acceptable but less formal.
C) Wrong: will be publishing — progressive nuance suggests an ongoing publishing process (e.g., staggered releases).
D) Wrong: shall have published — future perfect with shall is overemphatic on completion.
9. He __ escalation if business impact grows beyond threshold.
A) will initiate B) shall initiate C) will be initiating D) shall have initiated
Verb: initiate — verb. To begin a process or action formally.
A) Correct: will initiate — conditional future action that he will start escalation when needed.
B) Wrong: shall initiate — odd for third person; legalistic tone.
C) Wrong: will be initiating — progressive nuance indicates the act will be in progress.
D) Wrong: shall have initiated — future perfect with shall is unusual and overstated.
10. I __ a status summary on Slack at 09:00.
A) shall post B) will post C) will be posting D) shall have posted
Verb: post — verb. To place a message into a communication channel.
A) Correct: shall post — speaker’s promise to publish the status; formal tone.
B) Wrong: will post — less formal but acceptable.
C) Wrong: will be posting — progressive nuance suggests an ongoing posting action around that time.
D) Wrong: shall have posted — future perfect + shall emphasizes prior completion, uncommon.
