Future tenses

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

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Road map

• How to express future events in English 

Lesson Goal

At the end of this session  you can 

recognise

understand and 

apply 

the correct form of the future tense 

to sentences with a clear context and/or clear signal words.

Share your plans for the coming week:
What will you be getting up to?
(one sentence)

Future 

English uses one particular form/way to express a scheduled event. Look at the next clip and identify:

-  the event

-  the tense that is used 

Fill in your answer:

Future

English uses another particular tense to express

- arrangements in the near future

- of which the location and/or time are certain

Identify them in the next text!

Future

"I told you about our plans, didn't I?"

"Yes, yes, I know! You are moving to the city..."

"That's right, my family and I are moving to the Lake District, remember?"

"So, our farewell party is on the 7th?"

"Yes, we are having a meal at The White Horse in Hammersmith."

Fill in your answer:

Future

English uses another particular tense for

- plans

- for predictions based on proof

Identify them in the next clip!

Fill in your answer:

Future

English uses another particular tense to express:

- promises

- decisions

- predictions for which there is no proof

Identify them in the next clip!

Fill in your answer:

For bonus points:
Fill in your answer + the name of the football club of which this is the club song.

Fill in: Tomorrow we .... probably ........
my grandmother.

1. are going to see
2. will see
3. are seeing
4. see

Fill in: Take your umbrella with you, it .... in ten minutes according to Buienradar.

1. will rain
2. is going to rain
3. is raining
4. rains

Fill in: My grandparents ................to Spain in the summer of 2022.

1. go
2. will go
3. are going
4. are going to go

Fill in: Are you sure they ... the match this afternoon?

1. will
2. win
3. are winning
4. are going to win

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Summary

Future in English:

• present simple: the bus leaves
• present continuous: - to be + ing vorm = Santa Claus is coming
• to be going to: you're going to lose that girl
• will: I will survive/ you'll never walk alone 

To what extent can you recognise, understand, and apply the English Future tenses?

Recognise

Recognise & Understand

Recognise, Understand & Apply

Homework

Find one song that contains one of the future tenses we 

discussed. Send it to me through email or Magister and mention the specific line. 

Have a lovely holiday!