Future Simple ESL Games, Activities & Worksheets

ESL Future Simple Game - Grammar: Matching, Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this rewarding future simple game, students practice making predictions with 'will' in response to 'be going to' plans. In groups, students take turns picking up a 'be going to' card, reading it aloud and placing it face-up on the table, e.g. 'I am going to give my teacher a gift.' All the students then race to find a suitable 'will' card to respond to the sentence. When a student finds a matching prediction, they pick it up, and use the prompt on the card to make a prediction using 'will', e.g. 'Your teacher will smile.' If the other students agree that the prediction matches the sentence and uses the future simple correctly, the student keeps the two cards. If not, the student is out of the round, and the other players continue to race to find a suitable prediction card. The game continues until all the 'be going to' cards have been matched. The student with the most pairs of cards at the end of the game wins. show less

ESL Predictions Game - Grammar and Speaking: Guessing, Forming Sentences, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work Here is a free future simple game in which students predict their partner's future using 'will' and 'won't'. The aim of the game is to make the most correct predictions. First, working alone, students think about their partner's future and write 'yes' if they think a sentence will come true or 'no' if they think it won't. Students then take turns telling their partner about their sentences using 'will' and 'won't'. If a student wrote 'yes', they make a sentence with 'will', e.g. 'I think you will meet a friend after class.' If a student wrote 'no', they make a sentence with 'won't', e.g. I think you won't go to bed before 11 o'clock tonight.' Their partner tells them if their predictions are right or wrong. If a prediction is right, the student puts a tick in the box. The student with the most correct predictions wins the game. show less

ESL Predictions Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Ordering, Writing Sentences, Matching - Speaking Activity: Freer Practice - Pair Work Here is a useful future simple worksheet to help students learn how to use the future simple with 'will' and 'won't' to make predictions. First, students put words in the correct order to make sentences predicting the future. Students then use prompts to write predictions with 'will' and 'won't'. Next, students make predictions negative using 'won't'. After that, students write sentences predicting their own future with 'will' and 'won't' and then share their sentences with a partner. Students then move on to match questions with short answers. Next, students change sentences into questions with 'will' and then write short answers. Finally, students complete 'will' questions with words from a box, write their own short answers, and then ask and answer the questions with their partner. show less

ESL Future Simple Predictions Game - Grammar and Speaking: Sentence Completion, Guessing - Pair Work In this enjoyable future simple game, students practice making predictions using 'will' and 'won't'. First, students read each prediction and write 'I will' or 'I won't' in the column marked 'Me', depending on whether they think the prediction will happen, e.g. 'I will be a singer in the future.' Working alone, students then complete the same predictions for a partner by writing 'You will' or 'You won't' in the 'My partner' column, e.g. 'You won't be a singer in the future.' Next, students take turns reading their 'You will...' sentences to their partner, who tells them if they are right or wrong. If a student guesses correctly, they put a tick in the last column. If not, they put a cross. The student with the most correct guesses in each pair wins. show less

ESL Future Simple Game - Grammar and Speaking: Bingo, Asking and Answering Questions from Prompts, Controlled Practice In this fun future simple game, students race to complete a bingo card by asking and answering 'Will you...?' questions. Students go around the class asking 'Will you...?' questions based on the prompts on their bingo cards, e.g. 'Will you get up early tomorrow?' If a classmate responds 'Yes, I will' to a question, the student writes their name at the start of the sentence in the square. Each time a student speaks to a classmate, they are only allowed to ask one question and then must move on to speak to another student. The first student to get five different names in a row shouts 'Bingo!' If the answers are correct, the student wins the round. Play several rounds, ensuring that students receive a different bingo card each time. You can also have the students win by completing the entire card with namesshow less

ESL Future Simple Activity - Writing: Writing Sentences, Note-Taking In this intriguing horoscope-writing activity, students write short predictions with 'will' and 'won't' for the twelve zodiac signs, then read classmates' horoscopes and later report which predictions came true. First, in pairs, students write horoscopes for all the signs of the zodiac with predictions for the following day or weekend. Pairs write one or two short predictions for each sign using the future simple form 'will' or 'won't' in every prediction. Next, students display their horoscopes on the classroom wall. Working alone, students then go around the classroom, reading the predictions for their star sign and making notes about the predictions in their notebooks. Two days later, or after the weekend, students continue with the activity by re-reading their notes about the predictions. Students then tell the class about which predictions came true. Finally, students vote for the most accurate horoscope in the class. show less

ESL Future Simple Activity - Writing and Speaking: Writing Sentences, Discussion, Freer Practice - Group Work In this imaginative future simple activity, students make predictions about what their classmates' lives will be like in twenty years using the future simple form 'will'. First, students write their name and the year in twenty years' time at the top of the worksheet. Students then fold their paper so the name and year cannot be seen, and pass it to the student on their right. That student writes a prediction with 'will', folds the paper so their sentence is hidden and passes it to the student on their right. This continues until all the predictions have been written. When the students have finished, they unfold the paper and give it back to the person whose name is at the top. Students correct any mistakes they find and then read their predictions to the group. Finally, students discuss the predictions and decide who will have the most interesting life. show less

ESL Future Simple Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Identifying, Gap-fill, Matching, Writing Sentences, Freer Practice Here is a free future simple worksheet to help students learn how to use 'will' to make offers, promises, and spontaneous decisions. First, students read a set of statements and write 'O' for offer, 'P' for promise, or 'D' for decision next to each one. Next, students complete offers, promises and decisions with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Students then move on to match statements with offers, promises or decisions. Afterwards, students read statements and write an offer or promise for each one. In pairs, students then say the statements to their partner and write their partner's offers and promises on the worksheet. Lastly, students make decisions based on the offers and promises written on the worksheet and write a sentence about each one. show less

ESL Future Simple Activity - Grammar, Writing and Speaking: Writing and Reading Sentences, Guessing, Gap-fill In this creative future simple for predictions activity, students make predictions about classmates and practice giving reasons with 'because'. First, students draw the name of a class member from an envelope. The person whose name is on the paper is the subject of their prediction. Students then write a prediction about the person, giving a reason for their prediction. Next, in pairs, students write their partner's name in the 'Predictor' column. Students then give their predictions to each other, without saying who the prediction is about, e.g. 'This person will have a big family because she is great with children.' Their partner listens and writes down the prediction, leaving the name blank, e.g. '...will have a big family because she is great with children.' Students then pair up with someone else, and so on. This process continues until the predictions form is complete. Afterwards, students guess who the predictor is talking about in each prediction and write their guesses in the 'Name' column. Finally, students go around the class and find out how many of their guesses are correct. show less

ESL Future Simple Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Writing Sentences from Prompts, Unscrambling, Matching - Speaking Activity: Guided Discussion, Freer Practice Here is a comprehensive future simple worksheet to help students learn how to use the future simple with 'will' for predictions, spontaneous decisions, offers, and promises. Students start by reading through a grammar explanation explaining the functions of the future simple form 'will'. Students then make decisions, promises and offers for the situations on the worksheet using the verbs shown. Next, students put words in the correct order to make predictions. After that, students match each sentence with a function of 'will'. Students then move on to match statements with offers of help. Finally, students work with a partner and discuss ten predictions using useful language from a box. show less

ESL Horoscopes Activity - Grammar: Sentence Completion - Group Work In this rewarding future simple activity, students write imaginary horoscopes for classmates and use 'will' and 'won't' to make playful predictions. First, students write their name at the top of the worksheet, fold the worksheet so their name cannot be seen and pass the paper to the student on their right. The next student completes the first sentence 'This week you will go...' with a prediction. The student then folds the worksheet so their sentence is hidden and passes it to the student on their right, who completes the next sentence, and so on. This process continues until all the sentences have been completed. When the students have finished, they unfold the worksheet and give it back to the person whose name is at the top. This is their horoscope for the week. Finally, in groups, students take turns reading their horoscopes, discussing the predictions, and deciding who will have the most interesting week. show less

ESL Future Simple Game - Grammar and Speaking: Forming, Asking and Answering Questions - Group Work In this engaging future simple yes/no questions game, students ask questions with 'will' to elicit specific short answers with the correct pronouns. In groups, players take turns choosing one of their short answer cards without showing it to anyone, e.g. 'Yes, they will.' Next, the player thinks of a 'Will...?' question that will elicit the answer on the card, e.g. 'Will Omar and Yumi go home at 3 o'clock?' For answer cards showing 'I', students ask one student a 'Will you...?' question. For 'he' or 'she', students ask about one student using a name, e.g. 'Will Mike/Emma...?' For 'they', students name pairs of students, e.g. 'Will Omar and Yumi...?' For 'we', students ask about their group or class, e.g. our group or our class. For 'it', students ask a question about something, e.g. the weather, the lesson, etc. The player then asks another student in the group the question. If the student gives the same short answer as the one on the card, the player discards the card. If not, the player keeps the card. Play then passes to the next student, and so on. The first player to get rid of all their cards wins the game. show less

ESL Future Simple Activity - Grammar and Speaking: Survey, Question Completion, Asking and Answering Questions, Summary Writing - Group Work In this future simple speaking activity, students design and carry out a small-group survey about predictions for the next 1,000 years, then summarize and share their findings with the class. First, students read through predictions and add a third prediction of their own to each category using the future simple with 'will'. Next, students put a tick in the box next to each prediction that they think will come true or a cross if they think it won't. After that, in groups, students ask and answer the questions on the worksheet, e.g. 'Do you think that by the year 2050 everyone will use self-driving cars?' Students note down their classmates' answers by putting a tick for 'yes' and a cross for 'no'. When the groups have finished, they write the results of their survey, e.g. 'Three people in our group think that everyone will use self-driving cars by the year 2050.' Finally, each group reports back to the class on their results. show less

ESL Future Simple Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Identifying, Writing Sentences from Prompts In this productive future simple worksheet, students review and practice using 'will' for promises, offers, spontaneous decisions, and predictions. Students begin by reading and completing a conversation with future simple phrases to demonstrate the various functions of 'will'. Next, students indicate what the future simple form 'will' can be used to express by writing yes or no next to each item. Students then use verbs in a box to write spontaneous decisions for situations. After that, students imagine that they are babysitting their neighbour's children. Students then use 'will' to make promises to the parents about their instructions. Students then move on to use the future simple to make predictions about given topics. Finally, students respond with an offer of help for each statement using the future simple. show less

ESL Future Simple Predictions Game - Grammar and Speaking: Matching, Forming Sentences from Prompts - Group Work In this fun future simple for predictions game, students use 'will' and a variety of future time expressions to make predictions about different topics. In groups, players take turns turning over a topic card and making a prediction about the topic using one of the time expression cards in their hand, e.g. 'Jane will get married in the next ten years.' If the player has an empty crystal ball card, they can use any future time expression they like to complete the prediction. The other group members listen and judge the player's sentence. If they agree the prediction is appropriate and grammatically correct, the two cards are removed from the game and play passes to the next student. The first player to get rid of all their time expression cards wins the game. show less

ESL Future Simple Worksheet - Reading, Writing and Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Writing Questions and Sentences - Speaking Activity: Discussion - Pair Work In this intriguing future simple worksheet, students practice using 'will' and 'won't' to make and discuss predictions about TV pilots. Students start by reading descriptions of six TV pilots. Students then complete predictions about the TV shows with 'will' or 'won't' and verbs from a box. Next, students use question words and answers to write questions with 'will' about the pilots. After that, students combine expressions of prediction and pilot descriptions to make predictions about the TV shows using will or won't. Lastly, students compare their predictions with a partner, discuss which pilots they think will be the most successful and then write sentences to explain their choices. Finally, students tell the class which TV shows they think will be the most successful and why. show less