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German Future Tense — Die Zukunft

Tenth graders learn the German future tense — werden plus an infinitive (Ich werde reisen) — so they can talk about plans, goals, and what will happen auf Deutsch.

Grade 10Die Zukunft55 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Form the future.
  • ✓Use werden.
  • ✓Talk about plans.
  • ✓Say what will happen.
Essential Question

What will you do? The German future tense uses “werden” plus a verb. How does it work?

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Interactive Task
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German Future Tense Check

Project each item and have students answer about the German future tense.

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Answer each question about the German future tense.
The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What Will You Do?

6 min

The German future uses “werden” plus a verb — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “I will…”
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Die Zukunft

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to German Future Tense Check.
  • Note werden + infinitive.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Repeat.
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Practice — Practice

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “Ich werde…”
  • Use an infinitive.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Use it.
  • Say.
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Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say a future goal.
  • Use werden.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Use it.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say the future formula.
  • Give an example.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Give one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-Mid).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand the future.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: discuss plans.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare future tenses.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to goal-setting.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Werden + verb cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Ich werde ___.”
  • Model the future.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with “Ich werde.”
  • Use one example.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Describe your future.
  • Make five predictions.
  • Write future goals.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔮Future-tense chart
  • 💻German Future Tense Check
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

die Zukunftfuturewerdenwill (future)ich werdeI willreisento travelder Infinitivinfinitivein der Zukunftin the futurebaldsoonplanento plan
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Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “Ich werde reisen” mean?
I will travel.
QUESTION 2
What does the German future tense use?
Werden plus an infinitive verb.
QUESTION 3
What does “Wir werden Deutsch lernen” mean?
We will learn German.

Reflect: die Zukunft.

Have students say one future goal in German (like “Ich werde Deutsch lernen”). A printable future sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: bald, der Infinitiv, die Zukunft, ich werde, in der Zukunft, planen, reisen, werden
  1. soon
  2. future
  3. infinitive
  4. I will
  5. will (future)
  6. to plan
  7. in the future
  8. to travel

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “Ich werde reisen” mean?
  2. What does the German future tense use?
  3. What does “Wir werden Deutsch lernen” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) bald · 2) die Zukunft · 3) der Infinitiv · 4) ich werde · 5) werden · 6) planen · 7) in der Zukunft · 8) reisen
Part B: 1) I will travel. 2) Werden plus an infinitive verb. 3) We will learn German.