Future Plans and Arrangements

➧ Understand and use the future perfect and future continuous tenses
➧ Expand vocabulary related to planning, goals, and scheduling
➧ Practice discussing future plans and goals in various contexts

Q. Why is it important?
A. Helps express certainty, plans, and expectations about the future.
B. Used in both personal and professional contexts.

Future Perfect
➧ Actions completed by a certain point in the future.

Future Continuous
➧ Actions in progress at a specific future time.


Future Perfect
➧ By this time next year, I will have completed my degree.

Future Continuous
➧ At 10 a.m. tomorrow, I will be meeting with the project team.

Future Perfect
To describe an action that will be completed before a specific future time.

Form
➧ Subject +
➧ will have +
➧ past participle.

Example
➧ By next week, she will have finished the project.

Future Continuous
To describe an action that will be ongoing at a specific time in the future.

Form
➧ Subject +
➧ will be +
➧ present participle.

Example
➧ At 7 p.m., they will be watching the football match.

Future Perfect
➧ Focus on completion.

Future Continuous
➧ Focus on ongoing action.

Planning and Goals
➧ Set a goal
➧ Make a plan
➧ Achieve milestones
➧ Reach a target

Scheduling
➧ Block out time
➧ Prioritize tasks
➧ Book appointments
➧ Set deadlines


➧ I’ve set a goal to complete the project by next month.
➧ We need to prioritize our tasks for the upcoming week.

Homework
Write a short paragraph describing a future event you’re planning for. Use both the future perfect and future continuous.

Example
By next month, I will have completed my driving lessons. At this time next week, I will be practicing parallel parking.