Once students have mastered all future forms of verbs and the present perfect simple, it is time to learn the future perfect simple. This free ESL lesson plan provides a guide for how to teach the future perfect simple. The lesson plan is suitable for students at an intermediate level and is classified CEFR B1+.If you want additional lesson plans and support, including teachers’ notes, be sure to register a free Off2Class account.
VS9.1 – Future perfect
simple
(I will have played)
Lesson 1/2
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I will have finished by
9pm.
John will have
started his project by
Monday.
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The future
Remember!
We use going to +
verb1 for plans,
and when we
have made a
definite decision
Alex is going to
play tennis on
Friday at 4pm.
We use will + verb1
when we think
something will
happen, especially
with I think
I think I won’t come
with you tonight. I
want to stay at home
and relax.
The future
We can use
the present
continuous for
future events
Grandma is
visiting us tonight.
We can use the
present simple for a
scheduled event.
The plane leaves
tomorrow at 8:15am.
The future
Toby is
staying at
our house
tonight.
now
1
2
4
We will need
to get up
early
because we
are going to
take a taxi to
the airport.
3
The plane
leaves at
10am.
We will
probably
stay for a
week in that
hotel.
What is the difference
here?
now
future
time
He is playing tennis at
4pm today.
He is going to play
tennis at 4pm.
He will play tennis at
4pm.
He plays tennis every
Monday at 4pm.
What can you say about Miguel?
now
future
time
future
time
The future perfect simple
now
future
time
future
time
Miguel is at
school
now.
Miguel will start
his homework.
He will
have
finished his
homework.
We use the future perfect simple…
…to say that something will already be complete before
a specified time in the future:
I will have
completed my
final exams by
June.
John w