FUTURE FORMS WITH BE
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FUTURE FORMS WITH BE
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Peter is bound/certain/sure to win the race- he has trained so hard
Be bound to, be certain to, be sure to are used to suggest certainty that something will happen
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Peter is likely to win the race- he has trained so hard
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Be likely to is used to suggest that you are less certain something will happen
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The plane is due to take off at 18:00
Be due to is used when you expect something to happen at a particular time
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Mary is over 9 months pregnant. She is about to have a baby
Be about to is used when you know that something is imminent
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We can't stopt the procedure now- the surgeon is on the point/verge of operating
Be on the point of/ on the verge of + ing is used when something is imminent; it's similar to "be about to"
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The meeting is to be held in the teacher's room and Mary is to speak first
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BE+INFINITIVE
It is used in a formal context to talk about decisions, obligations and requirements
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The witness is not to be given anything to read
In the negative, it can be used for prohibitions