Adult ESL/ELL Beginner Quiz: Simple Future For Plans
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Carlos says: 'Next week, I   start my new job.' Which word or phrase correctly completes his sentence about a future plan?

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was going to
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Adult ESL/ELL Beginner Quiz: Simple Future For Plans

Practice Simple Future For Plans in Adult ESL/ELL Beginner with focused quiz questions that help you check what you know, review explanations, and build confidence with test-style prompts.

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This quiz focuses on Simple Future For Plans, giving you a quick way to practice the rules, question types, and explanations that matter most for Adult ESL/ELL Beginner.

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Question 1

Carlos says: 'Next week, I   start my new job.' Which word or phrase correctly completes his sentence about a future plan?

  1. am going to (correct answer)
  2. was going to
  3. have going to
  4. going to be
Explanation: When you see a question about future plans or intentions in English, think about how the verb phrase is constructed. In English, "going to" is one of the most common ways to talk about something planned for the future — but it must be used with a helping verb (a form of "to be") before it. That's why A) am going to is correct. Carlos is the subject "I," so the right form of "to be" is am. The full structure is: subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb. "I am going to start my new job" is grammatically complete and correctly expresses a future plan. Looking at the wrong choices: B) was going to uses the past tense form was, which would mean the plan existed in the past but did not happen — for example, "I was going to start my new job, but it got cancelled." That changes the meaning entirely. C) have going to is never grammatically correct in English. "Have" cannot replace a form of "to be" before "going to" — there is no such structure. D) going to be is missing the helping verb at the beginning. You cannot say "I going to be start" — you always need am/is/are before "going to." A helpful tip: whenever you see "going to" in a future tense question, immediately check whether the correct form of "to be" (am, is, are) comes before it. That pairing is essential — without it, the sentence is incomplete.

Question 2

Read the short conversation: Tom: 'What are your plans for next month?' Sophia: ' '

Which response by Sophia best uses simple future to describe a plan for next month?

  1. 'I have taken an English class at the community center before.'
  2. 'I was taking an English class at the community center.'
  3. 'I take an English class at the community center every month.'
  4. 'I am going to take an English class at the community center.' (correct answer)
Explanation: When a question asks you to respond about plans for the future, your job is to identify which verb tense points forward in time — not backward or present. The simple future tense tells us what will happen or what someone is going to do, and it's commonly formed with "will + verb" or "am/is/are going to + verb." Choice D — "I am going to take an English class at the community center" — is the correct answer. The phrase "am going to take" uses the going to future construction, which is perfect for describing a personal plan or intention. Since Tom asked about next month, Sophia's response logically needs to describe something in the future, and D does exactly that. Now let's look at why the other choices fall short. Choice A says "I have taken an English class... before" — the word "before" and the structure "have taken" signal the present perfect tense, which describes past experiences, not future plans. Choice B uses "was taking," which is past progressive — it describes something that was happening at a previous point in time, moving you even further from the future. Choice C says "I take an English class every month," which is simple present used for habits and routines — it describes what Sophia does regularly, not a specific future plan. A handy tip: when you see time words like next week, next month, tomorrow, or soon, that's your signal to look for a future tense in the answer. If a choice uses "was," "have," or a habit phrase, it's pointing to the past or present — not the future.

Question 3

Yuki is making plans with her friend over the phone. She says: 'I am going to move to a new apartment next month. My brother is going to help me.'

Yuki's friend asks: 'What about your sister — is she going to help too?' Yuki answers: 'No, she   help. She is going to be out of town.' Which word best fills the blank to make a correct negative future sentence?

  1. is not go to
  2. does not going to
  3. is not going to (correct answer)
  4. will not going to
Explanation: When forming a negative sentence about future plans in English, you need to know the structure of "going to." This phrase is used to talk about plans that are already decided — like Yuki's move — and it follows a specific pattern: subject + am/is/are + not + going to + base verb. In this sentence, the subject is "she," which pairs with the helping verb "is." To make it negative, you simply insert "not" after "is": she is not going to help. This matches choice C, making it the correct answer. Now let's look at why the other choices fail. Choice A — is not go to — drops the "-ing" from "going," breaking the phrase entirely. "Go to" is not the same as "going to" in this structure; the "-ing" form is required. Choice B — does not going to — mistakenly uses "does not," which belongs to simple present tense (e.g., she does not help). You cannot combine "does not" with "going to" — they are two different grammatical structures mixed together incorrectly. Choice D — will not going to — mixes two future forms. "Will not" is one correct way to talk about the future, but once you use it, you write will not help — you do not add "going to" on top of it. A helpful tip: whenever you see "going to," check that the full structure is is/am/are (+ not) + going to + base verb. If any part of that chain is broken or mixed with another tense structure, the answer is wrong.

Question 4

A teacher asks the class to write one sentence about a plan for next week. Here are four student sentences:

Which student wrote the sentence correctly?

  1. Fatima: 'I going to studied at the library next week for my test.'
  2. Pedro: 'I am go to study at the library next week for my test.'
  3. Lin: 'I am going to study at the library next week for my test.' (correct answer)
  4. James: 'I will to study at the library next week for my test.'
Explanation: When expressing a future plan in English, you need to use the correct structure for "going to" future tense: subject + am/is/are + going to + base verb. Every part of this formula must be in the right form. Keeping that pattern in mind will help you spot errors quickly. Lin's sentence in choice C follows this structure perfectly: "I am going to study at the library next week for my test." The subject is "I," the helping verb is "am," "going to" is intact, and "study" is the base form of the verb. This is the correct sentence. Now let's look at why the others fail. Choice A (Fatima) has two problems: she drops the helping verb "am" — writing "I going to" instead of "I am going to" — and she writes "studied" instead of the base form "study." You always need both the helping verb and the base verb. Choice B (Pedro) keeps "am" but breaks the structure by writing "go to study" instead of "going to study." The word "going" must stay as "going" — you cannot replace it with "go." Choice D (James) tries to use "will" for the future, which can be correct in other sentences, but he incorrectly adds "to" after it, writing "will to study." With "will," you only use the base verb directly: "I will study." The word "to" does not belong there. A good tip: memorize the two future formulas separately — "will + base verb" and "am/is/are + going to + base verb" — and never mix their parts together. That is the trap choices A, B, and D each fell into.

Question 5

Marcus writes in his journal: 'I have many plans for next year. I am going to save money every month. I am going to take a vacation in the summer. And in December, I   visit my family in another city.'

Which option correctly completes Marcus's journal entry to match the style and grammar of the other sentences?

  1. was going to
  2. am going to (correct answer)
  3. will to
  4. am go to
Explanation: When you see a fill-in-the-blank question like this, pay attention to the pattern already established in the passage. Marcus uses the same grammatical structure in every sentence — look at his other plans: "I am going to save money" and "I am going to take a vacation." This is the "be going to" structure, which English speakers use to talk about future plans they have already decided on. Your job is to match that same structure. The blank needs "am going to" to complete the phrase "I   visit my family." This gives you "I am going to visit my family," which perfectly matches the style and grammar of the surrounding sentences. That makes B the correct answer. Looking at the wrong choices helps you learn just as much. A ("was going to") uses past tense — "was" instead of "am" — which would mean the plan is no longer happening. Since Marcus is writing about future goals, past tense doesn't fit. C ("will to") is a common error: "will" and "going to" are both ways to talk about the future, but you cannot combine them by saying "will to visit." After "will," the verb comes directly: "will visit." The word "to" doesn't belong there. D ("am go to") is missing the "-ing" ending. The correct form is "going," not "go" — forgetting that "-ing" is a very common mistake for beginners. A helpful tip: when a passage repeats a grammar structure, always look for the pattern and match it. The repeated use of "am going to" is your biggest clue here.

Question 6

Maria has a busy week ahead. She wrote these notes in her planner: Monday — doctor appointment, Wednesday — call mom, Friday — grocery store.

Maria wants to tell her friend about her Friday plan. Which sentence is correct?

  1. I am going to go to the grocery store on Friday. (correct answer)
  2. I go to the grocery store on Friday morning soon.
  3. I was going to the grocery store next Friday already.
  4. I will went to the grocery store on Friday this week.
Explanation: When you want to talk about a future plan that is already decided — like something written in a planner — English uses the structure "be going to + base verb." This structure is perfect for plans you've already made. Keep that in mind whenever a question asks you to express a scheduled future action. Choice A, "I am going to go to the grocery store on Friday," is correct. It uses "am going to" + the base form "go," which is exactly right for a plan Maria already wrote down. The time expression "on Friday" fits naturally and clearly. Choice B is wrong for two reasons: "I go to the grocery store on Friday" uses simple present tense, which describes habits or routines — not a specific future plan. Adding "morning soon" also creates an awkward, unnatural phrase that doesn't belong together. Choice C contains a verb tense contradiction. "I was going to" describes a past intention that usually didn't happen — the opposite of what Maria wants to say. Adding "next Friday already" also mixes future and past time words in a way that makes no sense in English. Choice D tries to use "will" for the future, which can sometimes be correct, but "will went" is a serious grammar error. After "will," you must always use the base form of the verb — it should be "will go," never "will went." A helpful tip: when you see future tense questions, check two things — is the verb form after "will" or "going to" a base verb (go, eat, call)? If the verb has a past ending like -ed or -t, that's a red flag.

Question 7

Aisha is talking to her classmate. She says: 'I have a big plan for tomorrow. My family and I   visit my grandmother in the hospital.'

Which option correctly completes Aisha's sentence?

  1. are going to (correct answer)
  2. is going to
  3. am going to
  4. were going to
Explanation: When you see a fill-in-the-blank question like this, focus on two things: the future tense structure being used, and whether the verb agrees with the subject. The phrase "going to" is used to talk about plans for the future. The structure is: subject + am/is/are + going to + verb. The helping verb (am, is, or are) must match the subject of the sentence. Here, the subject is "My family and I" — that means we're talking about multiple people, which makes it a plural subject. Plural subjects use "are," so the correct answer is A) are going to. Now let's look at why the other options don't work. B) is going to is used with singular third-person subjects like "she," "he," or "it" — for example, "Aisha is going to visit." Using "is" with "My family and I" is a subject-verb agreement error. C) am going to is only correct when the subject is "I" alone — for example, "I am going to study." But Aisha is not going alone; she said "My family and I," so "am" doesn't fit. D) were going to is past tense, suggesting the plan didn't happen or was cancelled. Since Aisha is describing a plan for tomorrow, past tense is the wrong time frame entirely. A helpful tip: whenever you see a subject with "and" connecting two or more people (like "My family and I"), treat it as plural and use "are." This is a common pattern tested in subject-verb agreement questions.

Question 8

A student wants to ask her classmate about his weekend plans. She wants to use 'going to' in a question. Which sentence is the correct question?

  1. You are going to do anything fun this weekend?
  2. Are you going to do anything fun this weekend? (correct answer)
  3. Do you going to do anything fun this weekend?
  4. Is you going to do anything fun this weekend?
Explanation: When forming yes/no questions in English using "going to," you need to follow a specific word order. The key rule is: helping verb + subject + going to + main verb. In present tense "going to" questions, the helping verb is a form of "be" (am, is, are) that moves to the front of the sentence. The correct structure here is Are you going to do anything fun this weekend? — answer B. The verb "are" moves to the front because "you" requires "are" as its form of "be." This follows the pattern perfectly: Are (helping verb) + you (subject) + going to (future marker) + do (main verb). Here's why the other choices fail. Choice A keeps the words in statement order — You are going to... — without moving "are" to the front. This is a common mistake, but in English, questions require that flip in word order. Choice C uses "Do" as the helping verb, which is incorrect here. "Do/does/did" is used to form questions with regular action verbs, not with "be going to." You cannot say Do you going to... Choice D uses "Is" instead of "Are," which is a subject-verb agreement error. "Is" goes with he, she, or it — not with "you," which always takes "are." A helpful tip: whenever you form a "going to" question, ask yourself, Which form of "be" matches my subject? Then move that word to the front. Remember: Am I / Are you / Is he — match the subject, then flip it forward.

Question 9

Which sentence correctly uses 'tomorrow' with 'going to' to express a plan?

  1. He is going to call the school tomorrow about registration. (correct answer)
  2. He is going to called the school tomorrow about registration.
  3. He is going to calling the school tomorrow about registration.
  4. He is going to will call the school tomorrow about registration.
Explanation: When you want to talk about a future plan in English, the structure "going to + base verb" is your tool. The base verb is the simple, dictionary form of the verb — no endings added. Keeping this formula in mind will help you spot errors quickly. Answer A is correct: "He is going to call the school tomorrow about registration." Notice the structure: is (a form of "be") + going to + call (base verb). The word "tomorrow" tells us this is a future plan, and the grammar matches perfectly. Now look at why the other choices fail. Answer B uses "called" — the past tense form — after "going to." This breaks the rule immediately, because "going to" already points to the future; stacking a past-tense verb creates a contradiction in both meaning and grammar. Answer C uses "calling" — the "-ing" form — which also cannot follow "going to." You might confuse this with "is calling" (present continuous), but once "going to" is in the sentence, the base verb must follow, not an "-ing" form. Answer D adds "will" after "going to," which doubles up two future markers unnecessarily. English does not combine "going to" and "will" in the same verb phrase — you choose one or the other. A helpful tip: whenever you see "going to" in a sentence, immediately check the word that follows. It must be a base verb — no -ed, no -ing, no will. If you see any of those, the sentence is wrong. This pattern appears frequently on beginner grammar questions, so training your eye to spot it will save you time.

Question 10

A student writes: 'She going to cook dinner tonight.' What is wrong with this sentence, and how should it be fixed?

  1. The time word 'tonight' is incorrect here; the correct sentence is 'She going to cook dinner tomorrow night.'
  2. The word 'going' is the wrong form; the correct sentence is 'She will going to cook dinner tonight.'
  3. The base verb 'cook' is the wrong tense; the correct sentence is 'She going to cooked dinner tonight.'
  4. The auxiliary verb 'is' is missing; the correct sentence is 'She is going to cook dinner tonight.' (correct answer)
Explanation: When forming future plans in English, the phrase "going to" is one of the most common structures you'll use — but it requires a helping verb (also called an auxiliary verb) to be complete. The pattern is: subject + is/am/are + going to + base verb. When you see a sentence using "going to," always check that the correct form of "to be" is present. In this sentence, "She going to cook dinner tonight" is missing the auxiliary verb "is." The subject "she" is a third-person singular pronoun, so it needs "is" — not "am" (used with "I") or "are" (used with "you/we/they"). Adding "is" gives you the correct sentence: "She is going to cook dinner tonight," which is exactly what answer D states. This makes D the correct answer. Looking at the wrong choices: A changes "tonight" to "tomorrow night," but time words are not the problem — "tonight" is perfectly acceptable with future plans. B adds "will" before "going to," creating the awkward phrase "will going to," which is never correct; you use either "will + base verb" or "is going to + base verb," not both together. C changes "cook" to "cooked," but after "going to" you always need the base form of the verb — adding a past tense ending there creates a serious grammar error. A helpful tip: whenever you write or check a sentence with "going to," ask yourself two questions — Is the "to be" verb there? and Is it the right form (am/is/are)? These are the two most common errors beginners make with this structure.