Bezprostredná budúcnosť
Tvarovanie
Keď hovoríme o bezprostrednej budúcnosti, môžeme používať vzor zložený z troch častí:
sloveso "to be" časované v prítomnom čase, + about + hlavné sloveso v neurčitku
| Podmet | + to be | + about (alebo just about) | + neurčitok |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | am | about | to be sick |
| They | are | about | to arrive. |
| It | is | just about | to explode. |
To leave v bezprostrednej budúcnosti
| Kladné | Záporné | Opytovacie | Opytovacie záporné |
|---|---|---|---|
| I am about to leave. | I am not about to leave. | Am I about to leave? | Am I not about to leave? |
| You are about to leave. | You are not about to leave. | Are you about to leave? | Aren't you about to leave? |
| He is about to leave. | He is not about to leave. | Is he about to leave? | Isn't he about to leave? |
| We are about to leave. | We aren't about to leave. | Are we about to leave? | Aren't we about to leave? |
| They are about to leave. | They aren't about to leave. | Are they about to leave? | Aren't they about to leave? |
Funkcia
Tento vzor sa používa pri odkazovaní na čas hneď po momente rozprávania a zdôrazňuje, že udalosť alebo činnosť sa stane čoskoro. Zvyčajne pridávame slovo just pred slovo about, ktoré zdôrazňuje momentálnosť danej činnosti.
Príklady
- She is about to cry.
- You are about to see something very unusual.
- I am about to go to a meeting.
- We are just about to go inside.
- Sally is just about to jump off that diving board.
Tento vzor môže byť tiež použitý s to be v tvare minulého času jednoduchého na mieste prítomného času, pri vzťahovaní sa na činnosť, ktorá sa mala stať, ale bola prerušená. Za týmto vzorom sa obvykle nachádza vedľajšia veta začínajúca s when.
Príklady
- She was about to leave when Jim arrived.
- When it started to rain, I was about to go out for a walk.
- I was just about to call her when she walked in.
- The car was just about to flip over when he regained control.