Future in the Past - Grammar Question Writing
Practise future in the past at B2 level by completing questions, writing personal answers and putting words in order. Includes a model, partner practice and a separate key with sample answers and guidance on alternatives.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Model and grammar reminder
- Question completion and personal answers
- Word-order practice
- Answer key with sample responses and teacher guidance
Describe intentions and expectations from a past viewpoint and compare outcomes.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners page 1 and retain the page 2 key for checking. The personal responses are examples, not answers learners must copy.
- Separate the intended cousin visit from the expected weekend stay in the example.
- Complete A's weekend plan, first-job expectation, rejected purchase and friend's promise questions; explain what happened later.
- Reorder B's intended speech, course difficulty and promised help questions, then ask a partner about one changed expectation.
Support and extension
Use were going to in questions to you, was going to in I answers, and would for the reported future. An earlier intention may have been fulfilled; do not automatically invent a cancellation.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
