Mastering the Future: Learning the Different Forms of Future Tense in English

Mastering the Future: Learning the Different Forms of Future Tense in English

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify and correctly use the different forms of future tense in English.

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

What do you already know about future tense in English?

What is Future Tense?

Future tense is used to talk about actions that will happen in the future. In English, there are four different forms of future tense.

Explain the concept of future tense and introduce the four forms of future tense in English.

Simple Future Tense

Simple future tense is formed by adding 'will' or 'shall' before the base form of the verb. Example: I will eat lunch at noon.

Explain the formation of simple future tense and provide an example.

Future Continuous Tense

Future continuous tense is formed by adding 'will be' before the present participle (-ing) form of the verb. Example: I will be eating lunch at noon.

Explain the formation of future continuous tense and provide an example.

Future Perfect Tense

Future perfect tense is formed by adding 'will have' before the past participle form of the verb. Example: I will have eaten lunch by noon.

Explain the formation of future perfect tense and provide an example.

Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Future perfect continuous tense is formed by adding 'will have been' before the present participle (-ing) form of the verb. Example: I will have been eating lunch for an hour by noon.

Explain the formation of future perfect continuous tense and provide an example.

Practice: Simple Future Tense

Complete the sentence: I _______ (visit) my grandparents next weekend.

Provide a practice exercise for the students to complete using simple future tense. Encourage them to share their answers with the class.

Practice: Future Continuous Tense

Complete the sentence: At 8pm tonight, I _______ (watch) a movie.

Provide a practice exercise for the students to complete using future continuous tense. Encourage them to share their answers with the class.

Practice: Future Perfect Tense

Complete the sentence: By the time I turn 30, I _______ (graduate) from college.

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

Practice: Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Complete the sentence: By the time I get home, I _______ (walk) for three hours.

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

Mix and Match

Match the correct form of future tense to the sentence: 1. I will have been studying for three hours. 2. They will go to the beach. 3. She will be cooking dinner. 4. He will have finished his homework.

Provide a mix and match activity for the students to practice using different forms of future tense. Encourage them to work in pairs or groups to complete the activity.

Using Future Tense in Conversation

Practice using future tense in conversation with a partner. Ask each other questions and respond using the appropriate form of future tense.

Encourage the students to work in pairs or groups to practice using future tense in conversation. Provide a list of possible questions to get them started.

Common Future Time Expressions

Some common future time expressions include: tomorrow, next week, next year, in the future, soon, etc.

Introduce common future time expressions to the students and provide examples of how they can be used in sentences.

Exit Ticket

Write three sentences using different forms of future tense.

End the lesson with an exit ticket to assess the students' understanding of the different forms of future tense. Collect the exit tickets and review them to determine if any additional instruction or practice is needed.

Review

Review the different forms of future tense with the class and provide additional practice exercises if necessary.

Take a few minutes to review the lesson with the students and provide any additional instruction or practice they may need.

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.