Question

Complete the statement using the most appropriate option:

'Did you phone Ruth?'

'Oh no, I forgot. _________________.'

• A. I'll phone in the evening
• B. I have phoned in the evening
• C. I phoned in the evening
• D. I have been phoning in the evening

Answer 1

The correct option is A I'll phone in the evening

The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet, here, phoning Ruth. We use the simple future to talk about an action or condition that will begin and end in the future. The formula for the simple future is will + [root form of verb], that is, will phone, or, I'll phone. Hence, Option A is correct.

The rest of the options do not express this condition.

Options B and C state actions that have already happened, and D states an action that has been happening in the future. Option D does not have a clear meaning.

Hence these options are incorrect.