Question

Wait a minute, I ___________ (to take) a notepad. will take am going to take We use the Future simple (will and shall) to express immediate intentions that are decided at the time of speaking (spontaneous offers, promises and decisions): I’ll help you with your heavy suitcase.; I am hungry, mom! – I’ll make some chicken soup for you, dear!We use ‘will’ when decisions or intentions are immediate and ‘be going to’ when we have already made a plan. In the test sentence ‘Wait a minute, I ______ (to take) a notepad.’ we see the speaker’s immediate decision that he or she wants to take a notepad at the time of speaking, it is not a plan.Thus, we choose ANSWER 2 (will take).

Accepted Answer

take am taking b

Question	Wait a minute, I ___________ (to take) a notepad.
A	take
B	will take
C	am taking
D	am going to take
Answer	b
Remark	We use the Future simple (will and shall) to express immediate intentions that are decided at the time of speaking (spontaneous offers, promises and decisions): I’ll help you with your heavy suitcase.; I am hungry, mom! – I’ll make some chicken soup for you, dear!We use ‘will’ when decisions or intentions are immediate and ‘be going to’ when we have already made a plan. In the test sentence ‘Wait a minute, I ______ (to take) a notepad.’ we see the speaker’s immediate decision that he or she wants to take a notepad at the time of speaking, it is not a plan.Thus, we choose ANSWER 2 (will take).

I Minute Intentions Time I’ll Wait Notepad Taking