ش | ی | د | س | چ | پ | ج |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
This form is composed of two elements: the appropriate form of the verb to be + to (am to, are to, is to), and the infinitive of the main verb without 'to'..
Subject | to be to | infinitive without to |
We | are to | leave |
Affirmative | ||
She | is to | travel |
Negative | ||
You | are not (aren't) to | travel |
Interrogative | ||
Am | I to | travel? |
Interrogative negative | ||
Aren't | they to | travel? |
This form refers to an obligation to do something at a time later than now. It is similar to'must', but there is a suggestion that something has been arranged or organised for us. It is not normally used in spoken English, but might be found in spy stories, e.g.
This form is composed of three elements : the appropriate form of the verb to be, present tense, + 'about to' + the infinitive of the main verb without 'to':
Subject | be | about to | infinitive without to |
I | am | about to | leave |
She | is | about to | arrive |
This form refers to a time immediately after the moment of speaking, and emphasises that the event or action will happen very soon:
It is often used with the word 'just', which emphasises the immediacy of the action:
This form can also be used in the simple past tense to refer to an action that was imminent, but was interrupted. In such cases it is often followed by a 'when - clause':