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Hebrew Future Tense

Tenth graders learn the Hebrew future tense (עתיד) — formed with prefixes (א for “I,” ת for “you,” י for “he”): אלך (I will go), אכתוב (I will write), אעשה (I will do). With the future, they can talk about plans and predictions.

Grade 10Future Tense50 minutes1 class periodACTFL / World LanguagesExplicit 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 prefixes.
  • ✓Talk about plans.
  • ✓Make predictions.
Essential Question

What will you do next year? How do you talk about the future in Hebrew?

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Interactive Task
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Hebrew Future Tense Check

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The Lesson · Language Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

50 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — Next Year

6 min

What will you do next year, and how do you say it in Hebrew?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “מה תעשה?”
  • Point to the future.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — Future Tense

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Future Tense Check.
  • Note the prefixes (א/ת/י/נ).
  • Show אלך & אכתוב.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make 3 verbs future.
  • Say “אלך.”
  • Say a future plan.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Change.
  • Say it.
  • Say it.
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Speak — Speak

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “מחר אלך לבית ספר”.
  • Make 2 predictions.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Predict.
  • Ask.
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Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make a verb future.
  • Say a future plan.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

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

Built to the standards you report on

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

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Communication 1.3

Presentational: state future plans.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand future forms.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare tense systems.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: talk about plans.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Present → future verb cards.
  • Highlight the prefix.
  • Frame: “מחר א___.”

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with אלך.
  • One verb at a time.
  • Use examples.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Contrast א/ת/י/נ prefixes.
  • Write 3 future sentences.
  • Predict the weekend.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🔮Verb (future) cards
  • 💻Hebrew Future Tense Check
  • 🗓️“Next year” prompts
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

עתיד (atid)future tenseמחר (machar)tomorrowאלך (elech)I will goאכתוב (echtov)I will writeאסע (esa)I will travelבקרוב (bekarov)soonאחר כךlaterאז (az)then
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
How do you say “I will go” in Hebrew?
אלך (elech).
QUESTION 2
What builds the Hebrew future?
A prefix (א/ת/י/נ) on the verb.
QUESTION 3
What does “אכתוב” mean?
I will write.

Reflect: future tense.

Have students write one plan for next year in Hebrew (“מחר א___”). A printable Hebrew future-tense sheet is in the World Languages library.

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Practice · Quiz

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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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Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: אז (az), אחר כך, אכתוב (echtov), אלך (elech), אסע (esa), בקרוב (bekarov), מחר (machar), עתיד (atid)
  1. later
  2. I will go
  3. future tense
  4. I will travel
  5. I will write
  6. then
  7. soon
  8. tomorrow

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I will go” in Hebrew?
  2. What builds the Hebrew future?
  3. What does “אכתוב” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) אחר כך · 2) אלך (elech) · 3) עתיד (atid) · 4) אסע (esa) · 5) אכתוב (echtov) · 6) אז (az) · 7) בקרוב (bekarov) · 8) מחר (machar)
Part B: 1) אלך (elech). 2) A prefix (א/ת/י/נ) on the verb. 3) I will write.