Future Tenses: Present Simple and Present Continuous

• Grammar period 3
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Future Tenses: Present Simple and Present Continuous

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to use future present simple and future present continuous with confidence.

Explain to the students what they will learn in the lesson.

What do you already know about the future tenses?

Introduction

The future tenses are used to talk about actions that will happen in the future.

Introduce the topic and give an overview of what will be covered in the lesson.

Future Present Simple

The future present simple is used to talk about future events that are certain, or to make predictions about the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVpSGxOa2r0

Explain the structure of the future present simple and give examples.

Future Present Simple Interactive:
Create a sentence using the future present simple: The train _________ (arrive) at 9 pm.

Future present simple

The trains to brussel .........(vertrekken) from platform 6.

1. Departs
2. Depart
3. Departing
4. departed

Future tense: present simple

Wanneer gebruiken?

1. Als je iemand iets aanbiedt
2. Als je een voorspelling doet
3. bij een vast schema

Welke zin hoort bij 'the future-present simple'?

1. The holiday ends on the 7th of May.
2. The train is leaving in two minutes.
3. I go to the dentist.
4. We are going to the movies!

Future tense: Present Simple

Wat is de vorm?

1. I / you / we / they = ww He / she / it = ww + s
2. am / is / are (not) + hele werkwoord + ing
3. Am / is / are + going to + hele werkwoord
4. Will of won't + hele werkwoord

Future present simple

When...........the valentine's party..........(beginnen)?

1. Do began
2. Do beginning
3. Does begin
4. Does beginning

Future Present Continuous

The future present continuous is used to talk about actions that will be in progress at a specific time in the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukA7WlxhVGQ

Explain the structure of the future present continuous and give examples.

Future Present Continuous Interactive:
Create a sentence using the future present continuous: At 8 pm tomorrow, I _________ (be) studying.

Future tense: Present Continuous

Wat is de vorm?

1. I / you / we / they = ww He / she / it = ww + s
2. am / is / are (not) + hele werkwoord + ing
3. Am / is / are + going to + hele werkwoord
4. Will of won't + hele werkwoord

Fill in the Future Present Continuous
My mother _________ (not fly) to Brussels next week.

1. isn't flying
2. isn't going to fly

Wanneer gebruik je de Present Continuous vorm voor de Future?

1. Bij voorspellingen die zijn gebaseerd op een aanwijzing
2. Wanneer dingen volgens schema gaan gebeuren
3. Wanneer dingen gepland zijn en vrijwel zeker gaan gebeuren
4. Bij feiten

Complete the sentene with the Future: Present Continuous
The Winter Olympics ________ in Beijing.

1. are held
2. are holden
3. are being held
4. are being holden

Signal Words

There are certain signal words that are commonly used with the future tenses, such as 'tomorrow', 'next week', and 'in two years'.

Explain the importance of signal words and go over a list of common ones.

Future Tenses Practice: Fill in the blank with the correct future tense: I _________ (fly) to Paris next month.

Future Tenses Practice: Fill in the blank with the correct future tense: We _________ (be) having a party at 7 pm tomorrow.

Future Tenses Practice:
Fill in the blank with the correct future tense: The movie _________ (start) in five minutes.

Common Mistakes

Some common mistakes when using the future tenses include using the wrong verb form or forgetting to use a signal word.

Go over common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now know how to use future present simple and future present continuous.

Example:

When do the valentine's party begin!

Review the key points of the lesson and congratulate the students on their progress.

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.