They will bake the pies.Which tense is used here?
Correct answer: C. Future
- A. Present
- B. Past
- C. Future
- D. Universal
Explanation
The sentence "They will bake the pies" uses the simple future tense because it expresses an action that has not happened yet but will occur later. The helping verb "will" combined with the base form "bake" clearly marks it as a future action.
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