What becomes of sb./sth.? 这个句式所表达的意思，相当于What happens to sb./sth.? 几乎用于各种时态。如一般现在时，一般过去时，现在完成时，过去完成时，一般将来时，过去将来时，现在进行时等。

Princess Sibylla:What becomes of us? 希碧拉公主：我们的未来会怎么样？

Do you know what becomes of the bags lost at the airport? 你知道在机场丢失的行李会被怎样处理吗?

（一般现在时多用来表示将来的情况。）

I wonder what became of the people who lived next door? 不知道以前住在隔壁的人怎麽样了?

What became of him is not recorded.他后来怎么样没记载下来。

What has become of the wounded soldier?那位受伤的战士情况怎么样了?

What has become of the book I put here yesterday?昨天我放在这儿的书到哪去了?

What will become of us if the war breaks out?如果战争爆发我们会怎样?

You know what will become of you if you leave them.你知道如果离开他们你的后果会怎样。

If you cannot bear a man’s admiration, what is to become of you?如果男人的欣赏你都受不了，你将怎么办呢?

You couldn't have predicted at any given time what would become of them next. 你可以没有在任何的被给时间预知他们会怎麽了下一个。

What was to become of them all, he wondered.他们这些人会怎么样呢?他感到很纳闷。

“Well, sir,”said Hurstwood, “I was wondering what had become of you.”

I have no idea what is becoming of her.我不知道在她身上发生什么事情了。

在口语中，经常会出现不符合语法的说法：What was become of...

I asked him what was become of young Harney and Miss Sophia.我问他，那个年轻的哈尼和苏菲亚小姐的情况怎么样。