Mastering the Future Perfect and Future Continuous

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Mastering the Future Perfect and Future Continuous

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses correctly in sentences.

Explain the learning objective to the students and emphasize its importance.

What do you already know about the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses?

What are the Future Perfect and Future Continuous Tenses?

The Future Perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed at a specific time in the future. The Future Continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action that will happen at a specific time in the future.

Introduce the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses and explain their uses to the students.

What is the Future Continuous tense used for?

1. Describing a completed action at a specific time in the future
2. Describing a completed action in the past
3. Describing an ongoing action at a specific time in the future
4. Describing an ongoing action in the present

What is the Future Perfect tense used for?

1. Describing a completed action in the present
2. Describing an ongoing action at a specific time in the future
3. Describing an ongoing action in the present
4. Describing a completed action at a specific time in the future

Formation of the Future Perfect Tense

The Future Perfect tense is formed with 'will have' + past participle. 

Example: By next year, I will have graduated from high school.

Take a minute to write your own sentence using the future perfect.

Explain the formation of the Future Perfect tense and give examples to reinforce understanding.

Formation of the Future Continuous Tense

The Future Continuous tense is formed with 'will be' + present participle. 

Example: At 5 PM tomorrow, I will be studying for my exams.

Take a minute to write your own sentence using the future continuous.

Explain the formation of the Future Continuous tense and give examples to reinforce understanding.

Using the Future Perfect and Future Continuous Tenses Together

The Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses can be used together to describe a future action that will be ongoing and will be completed at a specific time. 

Example: By 10 PM tomorrow, I will have been studying for 5 hours.

Give examples of how the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses can be used together and emphasize their importance in describing future actions.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb: By the time we arrive, she _____ (finish) cooking dinner.

1. had finished
2. finished
3. will have finished
4. has finished

What is the correct form of the verb to fill in the blank? At this time tomorrow, I _____ (study) for my math exam.

1. will be studying
2. is studying
3. studied
4. will study

Which verb form correctly fills in the blank: By the end of next month, I _____ (save) enough money to buy a new phone?

1. will have saved
2. will save
3. am saving
4. have saved

Practice makes perfect!

To master the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses, practice using them in sentences and exercises. The more you practice, the more confident you will become!

Encourage the students to practice using the Future Perfect and Future Continuous tenses regularly.

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