Sentence examples of "is about to" in English

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Tom is about to leave. Tom está a punto de irse.
The eagle is about to land. El águila está por aterrizar.
She is about to leave. Ella está a punto de partir.
The obsolete regime is about to collapse. El régimen obsoleto está por colapsar.
Her husband is about to die. Su marido está a punto de morir.
The plane is about to take off. El avión está por despegar.
The concert is about to start. El concierto está a punto de comenzar.
She is about to kill me. Ella está a punto de matarme.
The grandfather is about to die. El abuelo está a punto de morir.
The sun is about to sink. El sol está a punto de hundirse.
He is about to leave for London. Él está a punto de ir a Londres.
The country's economy is about to collapse. La economía del país está a punto de colapsarse.
The sun is about to sink in the west. El sol está a punto de ocultarse en el oeste.
The plane is about to take off for Paris. El avión está a punto de despegar rumbo a París.
I was about to start. Yo estaba a punto de comenzar.
They are about to start. Ellos están por empezar.
I am about to leave here. Estoy a punto de salir de aquí.
He was about to start. Él estaba por empezar.
We are about to leave here. Estamos a punto de salir de aquí.
My father was about to leave when the phone rang. Mi papá estaba por salir cuando sonó el teléfono.
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