Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"Can I speak to Marco?"
"Hold on. I _____ him."

• A. got
• B. am going to get
• C. get
• D. will get

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

will get

In the answer the words "Hold on" indicate that the listener is being asked to wait. The speaker will perform the action of getting Marco while the listener waits. Thus, the answer will be in Simple future tense.

Option A - It is incorrect. "got" is in the past tense which makes the sentence inconsistent.

Option B - It is incorrect. "am going to get" is in present continuous tense. Which means that the person is already in the process of getting Marco. This is inconsistent with what we have already established, that the action will be performed in the future.

Option C - It is incorrect. "get" is the root form of the verb. "I get him" represents a completely different meaning than what is intended in the sentence and is inconsistent. Thus, it is incorrect.

Option D - It is correct. "will get" represents the simple future tense and is consistent with the intended meaning of the sentence.