Be About To (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

Pengertian Be About To

Be about to (am/is/are about to) merupakan frasa bahasa Inggris yang digunakan untuk membicarakan hal-hal yang akan terjadi atau dilakukan dengan sangat segera.

Pada past tense, be (was/were) about to mengarah pada hal-hal yang akan terjadi namun pada akhirnya tidak terjadi. Be about to sering digunakan dengan adverb of time just.

contoh kalimat be about to dan artinya: It looks like it's about to rain. (Kelihatannya akan segera turun hujan.)

contoh kalimat be about to dan artinya

Lihat juga:

Contoh Kalimat Be About To dan Artinya

  1. I’m just about to go for lunch. I will call you later.
    (Saya akan segera pergi untuk makan siang Saya akan menghubungimu nanti.)
  2. The show is about to begin. Please silence your cell phone.
    (Pertunjukan akan segera dimulai. Tolong matikan suara ponsel anda.)
  3. We were about to leave the coffee shop when he arrived.
    (Kami hampir meninggalkan kedai kopi ketika dia tiba.)
  4. I was about to text you back but my battery died.
    (Saya hampir membalas pesanmu namun baterai saya habis.)

References:

  1. Be expressions (be able to, be due to). https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/be-expressions-be-able-to-be-due-to#be-expressions-be-able-to-be-due-to__6. Accessed on October 16, 2016.
  2. Be About to Do Something. http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/be-about-to-do-something. Accessed on October 16, 2016.

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4 thoughts on “Be About To (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat

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