Question

Read the given situation and select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:

You arranged to play tennis today. Now you decide that you don't want to play.

You say: I don't think ________________

• A. I have played tennis (today).
• B. I played tennis (today).
• C. I'll play tennis (today).
  
• D. I will be playing tennis (today).

Answer 1

The correct option is C I'll play tennis (today).

The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet, here, playing tennis. 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 play, or, I'll play. Hence, Option C is correct.

The rest of the options do not express this condition.

Options A and B state actions that have already happened.

Option D states the future action in the positive, but the situation is in the negative 'you decide that you don't want to play'.

Hence these options are incorrect.