mẫu câu (passive) · academic

be due to be + past participle

Band 7+task2task1

used to say that something is officially scheduled or expected to happen

Examples

“The new terminal is due to be completed by 2024.”

“The policy is due to be reviewed next month.”

“Repairs are due to be finished before term starts.”

Band 8 sentence

“According to the master schedule, the heritage centre is due to be fully restored by the end of next year.”

Collocations

  • be due to be + completed/announced/opened
  • be due to be ___ by + time

Word family

due adjexpect / expected v / adjschedule / scheduled v / adj

Common mistakes

The project is due to complete next year.→The project is due to be completed next year.

Due to heavy rain, the match was cancelled.→Because of heavy rain, the match was cancelled.

Say it for a higher band

5will be completed→6is expected to be completed→7+be due to be + past participle

Synonyms

be expected to be + past participle

Easily confused

be expected to be + past participle

“The station is expected to be completed by 2025.”

Related words

had been + past participlebe + past participleto have been + past participlebe used to + Vbe + past participle + by + agentnoun + past participle (reduced relative clause)be seen as + noun / adjectivehave/has been + past participle

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