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Imminent future with be about to and be on the point of.
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The rule
Be about to describes something that is going to happen very soon. It is followed by the base form of the verb: is about to leave, was about to call. In the past, was/were about to shows that something was imminent before another event happened.
It working
The bus is about to arrive.
Something will happen very soon.
The trap
The train is about leaving.
The train is about to leave.
Be about to means something will happen very soon. Use the base verb after to, not an -ing form.
I was about calling you when you phoned.
I was about to call you when you phoned.
Use was/were about to for a past moment right before another event. About to does not take the present participle.
She is on the point to cry.
She is on the point of crying.
Be on the point of is a fixed phrase meaning something is about to happen, especially with actions or reactions. It is followed by a noun or an -ing form.
We are about to to start.
We are about to start.
Be about to is followed by the base form of the verb. Do not put to after start in this structure.
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