Future Perfect Continuous
somdn_product_pageThis Future Perfect Continuous lesson is designed for B2/C1 teens and adults. It teaches students how to form and use the tense to describe the duration of an activity leading up to a future reference point. Clear timelines, varied practice, pronunciation work and speaking activities help students understand the grammar and use it confidently.
Level: B2/C1
Time: 90 minutes +
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This digital worksheet can be completed online or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and an answer key.
Student Version – Ideal for sharing via email for online lessons.
Future Perfect Continuous Overview
1. Form and Structure
Students study the future perfect continuous tense structure and formula, including positive, negative and question forms. They also learn how to use contractions and be going to as an alternative to will.
2. Uses and Future Reference Points
Clear future perfect continuous tense examples and timelines show how the tense emphasises duration leading up to a future reference point. Students explore activities that begin in the past, present or future and practise reference expressions including by, by the time, before and when.
3. Controlled Grammar Practice
Students complete sentences, match future reference points and rewrite examples using be going to. These varied Future Perfect Continuous activities reinforce the tense rules and build accuracy.
4. Future Perfect vs Future Perfect Continuous
Students compare the future perfect and future perfect continuous, focusing on completion or result versus duration or an ongoing activity. They then choose the correct tense in context using both will and be going to.
5. State Verbs and Error Correction
The lesson explains why certain verbs are not normally used in continuous forms. Students identify and correct common errors before creating personalised sentences about their own lives.
6. Pronunciation and Speaking Practice
Students practise natural double contractions such as I’ll’ve and the unstressed pronunciation of been. They then make sentences from prompts and discuss future-focused questions with a partner.
7. Review
A concise review consolidates the key forms, uses, future reference points, tense comparisons and pronunciation features covered in the lesson.
Skills Developed
- Grammar accuracy
- Sentence formation
- Pronunciation and fluency
- Speaking and discussion
- Error correction
Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
- form the future perfect continuous using will and be going to;
- use the tense to emphasise duration before a future reference point;
- use common future reference expressions accurately;
- distinguish between the future perfect and future perfect continuous;
- recognise verbs that are not normally used in continuous forms; and
- use natural contractions in spoken English.
Try this Future Perfect Continuous lesson in class today!
Note: This lesson includes printable and fillable field worksheets. For best results, we recommend using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader when completing the worksheets digitally.
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