가까운 미래
형태
가까운 미래를 표현하려면, 세 부분으로 구성된 패턴을 사용할 수 있습니다:
현재 시제로 변형된 동사 "to be", + about + 주동사의 부정사
| 주어 | + to be | + about (또는 just about) | + 부정사 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | am | about | to be sick |
| They | are | about | to arrive. |
| It | is | just about | to explode. |
To leave, 가까운 미래로
| 긍정문 | 부정문 | 의문문 | 부정 의문문 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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? |
기능
이 패턴은 말하고 있는 순간 바로 이후의 시간을 표현하기 위해서, 그리고 아주 곧 일어나게 될 사건이나 행위를 강조하기 위해서 사용됩니다. 단어 about 바로 전에 just를 추가하여 행동의 즉각성을 강조할 수도 있습니다.
예
- 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.
이 패턴은 또한 즉시 일어났던 행위나 방해받은 행위를 표현하기 위해서 현재 시제 대신 to be의 단순 과거 시제와 같이 사용될 수 있습니다. 그 패턴은 자주 when으로 시작되는 절이 종속절로 오기도 합니다
예
- 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.