| Element | FORM: 'BE ABOUT TO' |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | FUTURE |
| SubCat | future expressions with be |
| Lexical Range | N/A |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use the present forms of 'be' + 'about to'. |
| Corrected Learner Example | You are not going to believe what I am about to tell you! (Chile; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) I'm in a hurry, my class is about to begin. (Yugoslavia; B2 VANTAGE; 2006; Serbian; Pass) They are to offer the spectators a view of the variety and the beauty of the world we are surrounded by and which we are about to destroy. (Jordan; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; German; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | You are not going to believe what I am about to tell you! (Chile; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; Spanish - Latin American; Pass) I'm in a hurry, my class is about to begin. (Yugoslavia; B2 VANTAGE; 2006; Serbian; Pass) They are to offer the spectators a view of the variety and the beauty of the world we are surrounded by and which we are about to destroy. (Jordan; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; German; Pass) |
| Comments | No results for negative form. |
