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Perifrasi Verbali — Verbal Periphrases·Imminent Periphrases — Stare per, Essere sul punto di
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Rule reminder

'Stare per + inf' = about to (do) — immediate future, everyday. 'Essere sul punto di + inf' = on the verge of — dramatic/critical moment. Both can be conjugated in any tense.

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Quick — the bus is about to leave! Which is most urgent and natural?

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