Past & future tenses
Past & future tenses is one of the tools strong readers and writers use every day. In this lesson we look at how it works, why it matters, and how you can use it in your own reading and writing.
Good writers notice past & future tenses in the books they read. As you work through this lesson, keep an eye out for examples in your own reading — noticing a skill in the wild is the fastest way to make it your own.
By the end of this lesson you will be able to explain past & future tenses, spot it in a text, and use it in a paragraph of your own writing.
Learning goals
- Explain the key ideas of past & future tenses in your own words
- Apply past & future tenses skills to everyday Canadian examples
- Reflect on what you learned and set a next step
Learning together
Warm-up (10 min)
Read a short text aloud together connected to past & future tenses. Ask: "What do you notice?"
Teach (20 min)
Introduce the key skill of past & future tenses with a model example. Highlight the vocabulary words from Section A of the worksheet.
Guided practice (15 min)
Complete the reading & response questions together, discussing answers before writing.
Independent writing (15 min)
Learner writes the paragraph from Section C. Encourage drafting first, editing second.
Wrap-up (5 min)
Learner reads their paragraph aloud. Celebrate one strength and choose one goal for next time.
Reflection quiz only; it does not certify topic mastery. Results are not saved.
Next lesson: Reading short texts