How do you say "I'm about to..." before a verb?

Question

Can any native Spanish speakers (preferably from Mexico) help out with this one? Does this phrase translate?

Good question. - ian-hill, May 11, 2011

Answer 1

I'm about to... - Estoy a punto de...

Welcome to the forum, Elijodo .

Yes this is correct:) - FELIZ77, May 11, 2011

Estoy de acuerdo con esta respuesta. "Estoy a punto de,," and also "al punto de.." for something like "just about to..." - DreSmith3, Jul 18, 2012

Answer 2

According to the text for my Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition class, Estoy por... actually means "I'm in favor of..." To express "to be about to", use the combination estar para + infinitive verb. I hope this helps. If not, blame Spanish for Oral and Written Review por Mario Iglesias y Walter Meiden.

Tienes razón. Acabo de repetir tu respuesta. - Eddy, Jul 18, 2012

Estar por can mean to be in favor of something. But in this case (to be about to do something) you need por and not para. Ex: Estoy por terminar la universidad. Estoy por salir. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 3

Estar para + infinitivo

Por ejemplo

The train is about to leave - El tren está para salir

El tren está por salir. Para is not correct in this case. - francobollo, Jul 19, 2012

Estar para salir is correct in Spain. I believe they use "por" in Latin America. - Eddy, Jul 19, 2012

Also in Spain, "salir para" means to set off or depart. - Eddy, Jul 19, 2012

Answer 4

Hello Elijodo and Welcome to the SpanishDict forum

You can post it in the translator and check the google translation:

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I hope that helps

I have already checked that it is accurate

Answer 5

I think you can also say:

Estoy por...(hacer algo)