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coat. She is about to leave for the airpon. an activity that will happen in rhe immediate+,
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3-9 IMMEDIATE FUTURE: USING BE ABOUT TO
0 EXERCISE 26. Using BE ABOUT TO. (Chart 3-9)
Direcrions: Describe the actions that are about to happen in the pictures. Use be about to.The chimpanzee is about....
EXERCISE 27. Using BE ABOUT TO. (Chart 3-9)
Directions: What are the following people probably about to do? Create pichli'es of them
in your imagination.- Jack is holding his camera to his eye. He has his finger on the button.
-t He's about to take a picture.
- The door is closed. Sally has her hand on the doorknob. I
- Eric is on the last question of the examination.
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