Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Do come tonight, but don't expect me to speak to you because i .... an interesting programme on television when you arrive
The correct answer is D. shall be watching
The most appropriate option to fill the blank space is shall be watching.
This is because the sentence is describing a future action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future, which is the use of the future continuous tense.
The other options are either in the wrong tense or do not indicate a continuous action.
To form the future continuous tense, we use the structure will + be + V-ing (present participle).
We can also use shall instead of will, especially for I and we.
Therefore, we can say "I shall be watching" or "I will be watching" to express the future continuous tense.
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