Future with 'be about to' and the present progressive

 

- We use "be about to" to say that something will happen almost immediately.

Future - will

The Future with "will"

We put the verb will in front of the main verb. This is the most common way of expressing future time. The short form of will is 'll nd the short form of will not is won't. You usually use these in spoken English instead of will or will not. The main verb can be either in its 'simple' form or in its 'progressive' form.

Simple Past

We usually make the simple past by adding -ed to the end of the verb.

(Example)

(1) I walk --> I walked

(2) we wait --> we waited

(3) they jump ---> they jumped

Present Progressive

We make the present progressive by using a form of the verb be in the present tense, followed by the main verb with nd -ing ending, for example, I am writing, you are waiting.

The present progressive tense is used in the following ways:

(1) To talk about something which is happening at the time you are speaking or writing. The words and phrases which are used in this tense:

Simple Present

Two main ways of talking about the present time:

(1) The Simple Present

(2) The Present Progressive

 

1 - The Simple Present 

We make the simple present by using the verb in its basic form. We add -s or -es to the verb in the third person singular.