Imminent actions
To say that someone is "about to" do something, use a conjugated form of the verb estar followed by a punto de and an infinitive.
Note that the word for athlete, atleta, ends in -a for both men and women. Just change the article to match the person's gender (el atleta or la atleta).
| The athlete is about to compete in the championship. | El atleta está a punto de competir en el campeonato. |
| The athlete is about to break the record. | La atleta está a punto de superar el récord. |
| Do not speak now, they are about to run on the track. | No habléis ahora, están a punto de correr en la pista. |
In the past
You can use estar a punto de in other tenses, like the imperfect, to express that someone was about to do something.
| The referee had the whistle in his hand and was about to start. | El árbitro tenía el silbato en la mano y estaba a punto de empezar. |
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