This worksheet has a balance of controlled written exercises, and discussion practice. Heres the first exercise about the future continuous also called future progressive. If students give the correct answer they can remain on their spot until their next turn. Students choose one of a list of changes that they could make to their life e. We can use the present continuous for future arrangements. This is a guided speaking activity where students talk. Future progressive intermediate and advanced level esl. In this free present continuous activity, students make arrangements and talk about them. You have made all your plans and you have your itinerary. Visit the macmillan english website, link opens in new window onestopenglish is a teacher resource site, part of macmillan education, one of the worlds leading publishers of english language teaching materials. Now complete these sentences using the future continuous tense.
Choose the present simple or present continuous stative verbs. Future continuous games english language efl magazine. The second link provides extension for stronger learners who can practise future perfect. Here at busy teacher, there are 39 future continuous worksheets that you can use to help your students learn and practice this tense. With this lesson plan, your esl students will be exposed to the future continuous tense and will learn when and how to use it correctly. Unfortunately, i work on my essay so i wont be able to watch the match.
Enjoyable way to practise using the present continuous in the classroom. Kids english activities online exercises printable ebooks. Future perfect and future continuous activities i have to teach the future perfect and the future continuous to my pupils and i was wondering if someone knows any funny game or activity to do with them after the explanation. Present continuous for arrangements im playing tennis on thursday evening 1 fill the gaps with the verbs in brackets using either the present simple or present continuous. Tomorrow at seven, we will be sitting on the plane to san francisco. Future continuous tense exercises with answers exercise1. Complete each sentence or question with the future continuous tense. On wednesday, im playing tennis with my older brother. Using the present continuous tense to talk about activities you are doing now structures. Download and print handouts, exercises and quizzeseslk12 print more worksheets. Here is an engaging future tense activity to help students practice the future forms.
Students often find the continuous tenses to be rather challenging even at the intermediate level. Future continuous 36 squares, each asking about a different future time speak for at least 1minute per roll. Activities for teaching the future tense generally include plans, predictions and horoscope activities. Say if the present continuous expresses a an activity happening now or b a planned future arrangement. The future continuous is used for quite a few different purposes. The first use of the future continuous is to express future action in progress.
Complete list of future continuous forms use 1 interrupted action in the future. Extension activities homework direct learners to the links on page 3 of their worksheets. The lesson examines how we often we use this tense with adverbs of possibility, since the future cannot be predicted with certainty. Present continuous for future arrangements learn english kids. Make sentences present perfect affirmative negative interrogative. Next week is a holiday and i have lots of things to do. Tell the students that there is a long weekend coming up. Actions and events in progress or incomplete at a specific time in the future the future continuous can refer to actions that will be in progress at some specific time in the future actions that have already started but have not yet be finished. Use the future continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Grade 4 english resources printable worksheets topic. Predictions we use will to talk about something we think that will happen i think he ll win the election. We watching tv they swimming was 2 write questions. Two gap filling exercises using the correct form of future present continuous for future arrangements going to form will. Future continuous tense exercises with answers future.
This lesson looks at the future continuous for future arrangements. As you see the present continuous tense serves to express the arrangements that are planned to do soon but not yet succeeded. Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements. This is a future progressive song worksheet for intermediate and upper intermediate students. We can use the present continuous to talk about arrangements. Live worksheets english english as a second language esl future continuous future continuous interactive worksheets language. Future simple and continuous worksheets pdf practise differences between these two forms. Present perfect tense present perfect continuous future perfect tense verb tenses timeline subject exercises. Future perfect vs future continuous interactive worksheet. In this fun future continuous activity, students ask and answer questions about a planned day trip.
We have already talked about future continuous progressive tense usages and structures of sentences. We often use the present continuous for things happening right now. Future simple vs future continuous language on schools. Continuous tense continuous tense continuous means ongoing without interruption. The students begin by completing sentences on the worksheet with verbs in brackets with will, be going to or using the present continuous. The students look at the teachers planned timetable for a day trip next saturday. The forms themselves are used in a highly controlled way, making it suitable for a class who have just been introduced to them. They will put this into practice with a brief conversation.
It is possible to use either will or be going to to create the future continuous with little difference in meaning. The first link provides learners with the opportunity to watch the video of anne again and do some comprehension and language exercises. This worksheet is designed to be used in conjunction with unit 3. Intermediate level pair work or small groups approximately 20 minutes dice required. Choose between the future simple will or be going to and the future continuous. Pdf future simple future continuous future perfect. In the article below we have accomplished future continuous tense exercises with answers for students teachers of esl.
This sheet may be photocopied and used within the class. English esl future continuous worksheets most downloaded. Students move around the board, fill in the blanks, use photos or written prompts to practice the target language. Pdf exercises worksheets with answers on the future simple and continuous tense. Allow or even encourage obvious sentences like we will both be breathing in ten minutes. Note that students often mistakenly assume that later and after are simple future time. English tenses pdf printable grammar rules with examples. The future continuous can be used to project ourselves into the future. You miss the sunshine once you are back in england. Students then test the teachers memory of the timetable by asking questions using the future continuous.
He will be a good doctor we use be going to to talk about something that is very near to happen or that we see is going to happen there is present evidence. Find the future arrangements and write them in the boxes. This mind map is an overview of the verbs used in the future tense. Board game for practising the use of future tenses present simple, going to, present continuous for the future. Present continuous esl games, interactive and printable pdf worksheets and activities for teachers to use online or in class with a1 and a2 level students. Future continuous or future perfect other contents.
Grammar test present continuous for future arrangements do the test then write down your score. Future perfect tense expresses actions that will begin at a particular period time and continue for a period of time in future. Future continuous progressive to indicate that we will be in the middle of doing something in a specified time in the future. Its to practise the positive future continuous tense. Future continuous negative exercise 6 rewrite sentences and keep the same meaning. In spoken english, we also use the future continuous regularly with still and an adverb of possibility.
Its designed to present the three tenses in a meaningful context to help students grasp the different future tenses. Future continuous and future perfect inspiration macmillan. What time are paul and paula coming for dinner tonight. To say that an activity will be in progress at a particular time in the future, we use the future continuous tense. When you come out of school tomorrow, ill be boarding a plane. Future continuous exercise 1 perfect english grammar. In the activity, students also practice inviting, accepting and declining. Im going to quit my job and become an artist and then predict their future life at certain points in time e. Be going to and present continuous esl activities games. Future perfect future continuous esl activities worksheets. Sep 14, 2012 future continuous tense september 14, 2012 the future continuous tense is used to say that an action or a situation will be going on at a particular moment in the future.
English esl speaking present continuous worksheets most. I will start dinner before nine and finish dinner after nine. This activity could be tied into discussion the predictability of modern films and or predictions about the future of cinema. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise. On monday, im seeing my friends and were going to the cinema. Positive, negative, interrogative and mixed sentences exercise accomplished for esl students and teachers. Complete the sentences with an appropriate future form. The future continuous refers to an unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a time later than now. Some verbs for talking about emotions, thinking, the senses, etc. Worksheet 2 past continuous i using my mobile phone you listening to music he eating a sandwich at 8pm. This is a speaking exercise for the future perfect and future continuous forms for intermediate and upperintermediate students. Heres a short dialogue which includes many examples of future simple, going to and present continuous. Also when we guess about the present, the future or when we ask polite questions about somebodys intention. When the verb in the main clause is in the future tense, we use a present tense in the subordinate clause to refer to the future.
See detailed explanations and a comparison chart of the three future forms, examples, practice lessons, and fun activities in my blog post teaching the simple future. In this activity you will have to pretend that you are going to take your ideal vacation next summer. Future forms will, be going to, present continuous. Future continuous tenses printable worksheets these grade 4 english resources and worksheets have answers also given in the downloadable links below.
The future continuous exercise will be dancing a fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using the future continuous tense. Free future continuous worksheets the future continuous tense is used to talk about what will be happening at a certain point in the future, for example at 9 pm, i will be studying english. We use the future perfect tense to show that an action will take place, or will be completed before another action or time in the future. Present simple and continuous with a future meaning exercise present simple for timetables the flight leaves at 11 am. Future perfect and future continuous activities esl games. Future continuous pdf worksheets english grammar pdf.
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