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Persian Future Tense

Tenth graders learn the Persian future tense (zamân-e âyande) — formed with the helper khâh- (from “to want”) plus the past stem: khâham raft (I will go), khâham khord (I will eat), khâham did (I will see). 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 with khâh-.
  • ✓Talk about plans.
  • ✓Make predictions.
  • ✓Say what will happen.
Essential Question

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

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Interactive Task
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Persian 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 Persian?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask “sâl-e âyande chi mikoni?”
  • Point to the future.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Present — Future

12 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Future Tense Check.
  • Note khâh- + past stem.
  • Show khâham raft & khâham khord.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Make 3 verbs future.
  • Say “khâham raft.”
  • Say a future plan.

🎒 Student Actions

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

13 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “fardâ be pârk khâham raft.”
  • Make 2 predictions.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Predict.
  • Ask.
5

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).

ACTFL
Communication 1.3

Presentational: state future plans.

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand the future.

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
  • khâh- + past-stem cards.
  • Frame: “fardâ ___ khâham.”
  • Highlight the helper.

Support & Access

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

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Contrast past/present/future.
  • Write 3 future sentences.
  • Predict the weekend.
Materials

What to gather

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

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

âyande (آینده)futurefardâ (فردا)tomorrowkhâham raft (خواهم رفت)I will gokhâham khord (خواهم خورد)I will eatkhâham did (خواهم دید)I will seekhâh- (خواه)future helperbe zudi (به‌زودی)soonba’dan (بعداً)later
Evaluate

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
How do you say “I will go” in formal Persian?
khâham raft.
QUESTION 2
What helper builds the Persian future?
khâh- (from “to want”) + the past stem.
QUESTION 3
What does “khâham khord” mean?
I will eat.

Reflect: future tense.

Have students write one plan for next year in Persian (khâham + past stem). A printable Persian future-tense sheet is in the World Languages library.

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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: ba’dan (بعداً), be zudi (به‌زودی), fardâ (فردا), khâh- (خواه), khâham did (خواهم دید), khâham khord (خواهم خورد), khâham raft (خواهم رفت), âyande (آینده)
  1. I will go
  2. future
  3. tomorrow
  4. later
  5. future helper
  6. I will eat
  7. soon
  8. I will see

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. How do you say “I will go” in formal Persian?
  2. What helper builds the Persian future?
  3. What does “khâham khord” mean?
Answer key — Part A: 1) khâham raft (خواهم رفت) · 2) âyande (آینده) · 3) fardâ (فردا) · 4) ba’dan (بعداً) · 5) khâh- (خواه) · 6) khâham khord (خواهم خورد) · 7) be zudi (به‌زودی) · 8) khâham did (خواهم دید)
Part B: 1) khâham raft. 2) khâh- (from “to want”) + the past stem. 3) I will eat.