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Saying/Asking what should be done.
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Fixed / planned events.
| the Present Simple | to be due + infinitive | to be set + infinitive | to be + infinitive |
| Timetable, calendar. | Due (должный, обязанный; ожидаемый) is an adjective which means “expected at a particular time”. = должен | to show that we have made the necessary preparations / got smth. ready. = тщательно обдуманный, готовый, подготовленный | to talk about formal arrangements (e.g. a radio commentary) = будет |
| The shop opens at 9 a.m. – not before. I start work on Monday. | The shop’s due to open at 9 a.m. What time is the bus due? | He’s set to run in the marathon later this year. (made the necessary preparations) All set? (ready to leave) The festival is set to attract thousands of visitors. (a positive thing likely to happen, usually found in newspapers) | The Queen is to drive down the Mail and then go through the Palace gates. Оборот be to используется при обозначении события, которое, согласно плану или договоренности, с необходимостью должно произойти в настоящем или будущем. Оборот be to часто употребляется в приказах, инструкциях и программах. |
| *Be careful: a common meaning of be due to + noun is “ owing to/ the result of ” = вследствие; в результате; из-за The crash was entirely due to pilot error. |
Things that are close to happening.
| to be about + infinitive | to be on the point of + ing | to be on the verge of + ing | to be on the brink of + ing |
| собирается, начинается, вот-вот | собираться сделать что-л. (в самом близком буд.) / немедленно | быть на грани (разорения, гибели) | быть на грани, быть в опасном положении |
| One of the most common and useful expressions. | These are less common expressions in speech. They are often met in Academic Writing. (Advanced level). Which expression you choose is mainly a matter of collocation. | ||
| He is just about to go. The ceremony is about to begin. She looks as if she’s (just) about to burst into tears. | He is just on the point of going. She was on the point of saying something bitter. He was on the point of falling asleep. | He is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Twice she was on the verge of telling all. Australian company was on the verge of bankruptcy. | The tiger is on the brink of extinction. He is on the brink of death. The countries were on the brink of war. He is on the brink of success. |
| The expression is common in sentences such as was about to…when… He was about to leave when he saw a man in a car. | * However, this phrase is less common in positive situations. |