Futuristic Grammar: Understanding and Using Future Tense

Futuristic Grammar: Understanding and Using Future Tense

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to understand and use future tense in English.

This slide sets the learning objective for the lesson. Explain to students that by the end of the lesson they should be able to use future tense in their speech and writing.

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. It is formed using 'will' or 'shall' + the base form of the verb.

Explain to students that future tense is used to talk about events that haven't happened yet. Give examples of sentences that use future tense.

Forming Future Tense

To form future tense, use 'will' or 'shall' + the base form of the verb. For example, 'I will eat breakfast tomorrow.'

Explain to students that forming future tense is easy. They just need to memorize the formula of 'will' or 'shall' + the base form of the verb.

Talking About the Future

Future tense can be used to talk about future plans, predictions, and possibilities. For example, 'I will go to college next year.'

Explain to students that future tense can be used to talk about a variety of future events, such as plans, predictions, and possibilities. Give examples of each.

Contractions in Future Tense

In informal speech or writing, 'will' is often contracted to 'll'. For example, 'I'll eat breakfast tomorrow.'

Explain to students that contractions are often used in informal speech and writing. Give examples of contractions in future tense.

Using 'Going to'

In addition to 'will' and 'shall', 'going to' can also be used to talk about future events. For example, 'I am going to study for my test tonight.'

Explain to students that 'going to' is another way to talk about future events. Give examples of 'going to' in action.

Interactive Exercise

Create sentences using future tense with the given prompts.

This slide is an opportunity for students to practice creating their own sentences in future tense. Give them a few prompts to get started.

Wrap-Up

Future tense is an important part of English grammar that allows us to talk about future events. Remember to use 'will', 'shall', and 'going to' in your speech and writing.

This slide is a summary of the lesson. Highlight the key points and remind students to practice using future tense in their own writing and speech.

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.