B2 · Upper-intermediate
Verbs and tenses · Future
Other future forms
Estimated study time: about 47 minutes
Meaning and purpose
be about to/be due to/be on the point of
Examples
The train is about to leave.
Correct versus incorrect
Correct
The train is about to leave.
Incorrect example
No paired incorrect sentence has been authored for this lesson yet.
Common misconception
Form and register
Practice and review
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Answer all, then check
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