GLOSSARY

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.

We usually associate the word will with the future:

• I will call him tomorrow for 1.___ details.

• They won’t get another 2. ____ to negotiate with the investors.

However, this is not the only way to talk about the future. Take a look at the following conversation:

Lana: Are you going to the conference next week?

Peter: Yes, I am.

Lana: When are you leaving? What time is your plane?

Peter: I don’t know yet. Is there an early morning flight on Tuesday?

Lana: Yes, there is. The earliest flight to London leaves at 6.15.

Peter: Then I’ll take that one. I don’t know yet how long I am going to stay. Maybe I’ll have to attend a few more meetings. I’ll call you.

Lana: All right. You do know that the President is visiting your office today at 3 p.m., don’t you?

Peter: Oh yes, I do. If I don’t leave right away, I’m going to be late. See you later, Lana.

Lana: Oh, I won’t be here in the afternoon. I’m having lunch with a client.

Peter: OK. I’ll see you tomorrow then!

When Lana asks Peter ‘Are you going…?’, she knows that he is supposed to go to the conference next week. Peter is most 3._ going to the conference for which arrangements have been made in 4._. So he should know exactly when he is leaving. But he doesn’t know that. He will take the 6.15 flight because he has only just decided to do that, after Lana informed him that there is a flight at 6.15. The flight to London leaves the airport 5._ to a schedule, always at the same precise time which you can check on the Internet or 6._ the phone. Peter doesn’t know whether he will have to stay longer in London, maybe he will and maybe he won’t – he is 7._ about the future and promises that he will call Lana about it. Neither does he have any definite plans about how long he is going to stay there, that has not yet been arranged. But one thing is sure, he is meeting the President today at 3 p.m. and he is going to be late as it is already 2.45! Lana won’t be in the office later in the afternoon and that is a fact about the future as she is having lunch at an 8._ time.

GLOSSARY

| further details | daljnji; dodatni detalji |

| opportunity | prilika |

| most likely | najvjerojatnije |

| in advance | unaprijed |

| according to | u skladu s(a); prema |

| over the phone | telefonski |

| to speculate | nagadati |

| at an arranged time | u dogovoreno vrijeme |

| definite plan | točan; određen |

| instant decision | trenutačna odluka |

| prediction | predviđanje |

Exercise 1 Complete the sentences with the right future form:

1. I ______ (make) a presentation tomorrow morning.

2. I don’t think we ______ (sign) another contract next year.

3. What would you like to drink? I ______ (have) a glass of wine, please.

4. She ______ (visit) us next weekend. We must book a hotel.

5. Oh no, it ______ (rain) again.

6. I’m sure we ______ (succeed) in finding new partners.

Exercise 2 Translate the following sentences into English:

1. Pokušat ću razgovarati s njim. Možda će nam se pridružiti u Splitu.

2. Kad gospodin Peters stiže u Zagreb?

3. Sigurna sam da će naši prodajni rezultati biti bolji sljedeće godine.

4. Sljedeće godine potražit ću drugi posao.

5. Avion polijeće u sedam sati navečer.