IXL | Select the sentence that tells about the future

Which sentence tells about the future?

The room smelled bad.

They will come next year.

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Which sentence tells about the future?

I dropped it on the ground!

We will run very fast!

key idea

Some verbs tell about something that has already happened. These verbs tell about the past. They usually end in -ed.

We walked to the store yesterday.

The show started last week.

Some verbs tell about something that is happening now. These verbs tell about the present. They usually have no ending, or they end in -s.

We walk to school today.

The parade starts now.

Some verbs tell about something that is going to happen. These verbs tell about the future. They use the word will.

We will walk to the park next week.

The party will start soon.

solution

Look at the verb in each sentence. Which one tells about the future?

We will run very fast!

The verb will run has the word will. It tells about something that is going to happen. It tells about the future. This is the right answer.

I dropped it on the ground!

The verb dropped ends in -ed. It tells about something that has already happened. It tells about the past.

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