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GRAMMAR:BE ABOUT TO/ DUE TO/ LIKELY TO
BE ABOUT TO
Be about to is used to talk about things which are going to happen very soon:
I’m about to eat. Can I phone you back?
It is often used with just:
We’re just about to set off for a walk. Do you want to come?
When used in the past, be about to can refer to things that were going to happen but didn’t:
I was about to complain but he came over and apologized.
We don’t use be about to with time expressions:
I was about to call you.
Not: I was about to call you in ten minutes.x
BE DUE TO
GRAMMAR:BE ABOUT TO/ DUE TO/ LIKELY TO
BE ABOUT TO
Be about to is used to talk about things which are going to happen very soon:
I’m about to eat. Can I phone you back?
It is often used with just:
We’re just about to set off for a walk. Do you want to come?
When used in the past, be about to can refer to things that were going to happen but didn’t:
I was about to complain but he came over and apologized.
We don’t use be about to with time expressions:
I was about to call you.
Not: I was about to call you in ten minutes.x
BE DUE TO
Be due to is used to talk about things that are expected or planned to happen at a certain time. We often use it with a time expression:
Are you due to hand in homework today?
The train is due to arrive at Glasgow Central at 12:12.
BE LIKELY TO
Be likely to is used to talk about how probable things are:
Are parents who have a lot of money likely to spoil their children?
It is often used to make comparisons with words like more and less:
I think men are more likely to spend a lot of money on food than women are.
A: I liked Budapest as well.
B:Yeah. I’m probably less likely to go back there than to Prague.
We also use it’s likely followed by that + clause:
It’s likely that sales will rise.
We form the negative of be likely to and be likely that either with not or with unlikely.Unlikely is more formal:
The company is not likely to make a profit in the second half of the year.
People are unlikely to listen to him now because they know he lied.
GRAMMAR : FUTURE TENSES
Are you due to hand in homework today?
The train is due to arrive at Glasgow Central at 12:12.
BE LIKELY TO
Be likely to is used to talk about how probable things are:
Are parents who have a lot of money likely to spoil their children?
It is often used to make comparisons with words like more and less:
I think men are more likely to spend a lot of money on food than women are.
A: I liked Budapest as well.
B:Yeah. I’m probably less likely to go back there than to Prague.
We also use it’s likely followed by that + clause:
It’s likely that sales will rise.
We form the negative of be likely to and be likely that either with not or with unlikely.Unlikely is more formal:
The company is not likely to make a profit in the second half of the year.
People are unlikely to listen to him now because they know he lied.
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