Mastering the Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous Tenses

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Mastering the Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous Tenses

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and use the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses correctly.

Introduce the learning objective and explain what the students will be able to do by the end of the lesson.

What do you already know about future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses?

Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed before a specific time in the future. It is formed using 'will have' + past participle.

Explain what the future perfect tense is and provide examples. Encourage students to participate by asking them to come up with their own examples.

Future Perfect Tense Examples

I will have finished my homework by the time you get home. They will have been married for 25 years next month.

Provide examples of the future perfect tense and ask students to identify the verb tense in each sentence.

Future Perfect Tense Exercise

Complete the sentence: By the end of the year, I _______ (save) enough money to go on vacation.

Provide an exercise for students to practice using the future perfect tense. Encourage students to share their answers with the class.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

The future perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that will be ongoing and completed before a specific time in the future. It is formed using 'will have been' + present participle + ing

Explain what the future perfect continuous tense is and provide examples. Encourage students to participate by asking them to come up with their own examples.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense Examples

By the time she arrives, we will have been waiting for two hours. They will have been studying for six hours by the time the exam starts.

Provide examples of the future perfect continuous tense and ask students to identify the verb tense in each sentence.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense Exercise

Complete the sentence: By the time he finishes the marathon, he _______ (run) for four hours.

Provide an exercise for students to practice using the future perfect continuous tense. Encourage students to share their answers with the class.

Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous

The future perfect tense describes a completed action, while the future perfect continuous tense describes an ongoing action that will be completed in the future.

Explain the difference between the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. Provide examples and encourage students to ask questions.

Common Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous Verbs

Common verbs used with the future perfect tense include finish, complete, and have. Common verbs used with the future perfect continuous tense include be, study, and work.

Provide a list of common verbs used with the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. Encourage students to brainstorm their own verbs.

Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous Exercise

Choose the correct verb tense: By the time I finish this book, I _______ (read) for three hours. A) will have read B) will have been reading

Provide an exercise for students to practice choosing between the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. Encourage students to share their answers with the class.

Future Perfect and Future Perfect Continuous in Literature

The future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses are commonly used in literature to describe events that will happen in the future.

Provide examples of the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses in literature. Encourage students to think of their own examples and share them with the class.

Writing Exercise

Write a paragraph using both the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses to describe a future event.

Provide a writing exercise for students to practice using the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. Encourage students to share their writing with the class.

Summary

The future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses are used to describe actions that will be completed before a specific time in the future. The future perfect tense describes a completed action, while the future perfect continuous tense describes an ongoing action that will be completed in the future.

Summarize the lesson and encourage students to ask any final questions.

Review Exercise

Identify the verb tense: They will have been playing tennis for two hours by the time we arrive. A) Future Perfect B) Future Perfect Continuous

Provide a review exercise for students to identify the verb tense in a sentence. Encourage students to share their answers with the class.

Quiz

Provide a short quiz to assess the students' understanding of the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses.

Create a quiz with 5-10 questions to assess the students' understanding of the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses. Encourage students to review their answers with the class.

Further Practice

Encourage students to practice using the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses in their writing and speaking. Provide additional exercises and resources for students who want to continue practicing.

Encourage students to practice using the future perfect and future perfect continuous tenses outside of class. Provide additional resources and exercises for students who want to continue practicing.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.