Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A: Would you like a cigarette?
B: No, thanks ________.

• A. I will not smoking
• B. I don't smoke
• C. I didn't smoke
• D. I haven't smoked

Answer 1

The correct option is B I don't smoke

Option B is the correct answer. Answering the question asked, the statement of option B is in the simple present expressing the subject's state of perpetual avoidance of smoking, implying that he does not partake in the activity. Options C and D are in the wrong tense and inconsequential to the question asked. Option A is grammatically incorrect, involving the modal in the future tense followed by a gerund. The future tense is incoherent with the tense of the question being asked.