Other ways of expressing future

The government ______ to pass the new law by the end of the year.

• is about

• is on the verge

• is

• is on the point

The new canal ______ to be finished by December next year.

• is on the brink

• is due

• is about

• is on the verge

Researchers say they are ______ discovering a new form of life.

• about

• on the verge of

• on the point of

• on the point of / on the verge of

She is ______ to give birth to their second child in a few weeks.

• sure

• on the verge

• about

• due

The National Institute of Health ______ to begin the first human trials for an experimental vaccine in the coming months.

• is on the verge

• is due

• is about

• is on the point

The prime minister ______ contact the French president to begin negotiations.

• is on the verge

• is on the brink

• is due

• is to

Borneo's orangutans are ______ extinct.

• on the verge of becoming

• about to become

• due to become

• on the verge of becoming / about to become

The next-generation of the device ______ to be unveiled until October 4th.

• isn't due

• isn't unlikely

• isn't about

• isn't on the verge

Experts say the terrorist attack ______ to affect tourism in the short term.

• is on the point

• is due

• is bound

• is about

The government ______ its decision at a press conference on Friday.

• is about to announce

• is unlikely to announce

• is on the verge of announcing

• is due to announce