Question

You have some activities to do but you have not done them yet. Complete the answer to the given question:
Q: Have you phoned Sally?
Ans: Not yet. I ________________

• A. I will go phone her later.
• B. I am going to phone her later.
  
• C. I have gone to phone her later.
  
• D. I was gone to phone her later.
  

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

I am going to phone her later.

Option B is the correct answer because it is in the present continuous tense. One of the uses of this tense is that it is used to talk about the immediate future when an action or situation is part of an arrangement, plan or intention. Since it is clear from the sentence that it is the intention of the person to phone her soon, the use of present continuous tense here is appropriate.

Options A and C are incorrect because they are not in the present continuous tense.

Option D is incorrect because it is in grammatically incorrect by itself. 'Was gone' is in the past tense and talks about an action that has already taken place; but 'later' refers to a time in the future. Since it is also mentioned in the question that the activity has not been done yet, the use of past tense in the given context will be illogical.