Question

Choose an appropriate question as per the given sentence:

You and a friend want to do something this evening but you don't know what.

You ask your friend ________

• A. What have we done this evening?
• B. What did we do this evening?
• C. What are we doing this evening?
• D. What shall we do this evening?
  

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

The simple future is a verb tense that’s used to talk about things that haven’t happened yet, here, doing something this evening. 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 in uncertainty for first person plural is we+ shall + [root form of verb], that is, shall do. Hence, Option C is correct.

The rest of the options do not express this condition. They either mention actions that have already happened (options A and D) or continuous actions that are happening in the present (option B).

Hence these options are incorrect.

Note: 'Shall' expresses advice whereas 'what are we doing' asks about an action that is going to happen for sure. But here, both friends don't know what to do so 'shall' is more appropriate.