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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Be to / be about to

I know Be to infinitive can refer to the future which can be controlled by people. Is this the same for be about to?

I'm about to turn 30.

Is this correct. The age cannot be controlled by people, can it?

Thanks
LiJ
  

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Hi LiJ You are right. To be about to refers to something that will happen almost immediately or very soon: I was about to get on the train when an old friend ran towards me down the platform. CB

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  • Hi LiJ You are right.
  • To be about to refers to something that will happen almost immediately or very soon: I was about to get on the train when an old friend ran towards me down the platform.
  • CB
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Hi LiJ

You are right. To be about to refers to something that will happen almost immediately or very soon:

I was about to get on the train when an old friend ran towards me down the platform.

CB
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Thank you CB Emotion: smile

I'm still stuck with which my grammar book says that the future can be controlled by people when you use b
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