Will indicates which time frame?

• A. Mandatory
• B. Future
• C. Past
• D. Current

Answer: (B)

The main idea is how English verb tense shows time reference, and “will” marks the future. As a modal auxiliary, “will” pairs with the base form of the main verb to talk about something that will happen after now. For example, “The system will indicate the time frame” means the indicating occurs in the future. This usage covers predictions, promises, or decisions made at the moment of speaking. It doesn’t describe something happening now (that would be present tense like “indicates”) or something that happened in the past (which would use past forms like “indicated” or “would indicate” in a past context). So the time frame signaled is future.