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Unless you are already familiar with shall, you'll save yourself a lot of bother by not even trying to learn to use it in the precise English way. You're welcome to my rules of thumb: shall is a future form that expresses a certain destiny to the act; if you can't decide between will and shall, go with will.

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Shall is a modal verb used to denote a command, or something that will happen in the future.

"You shall not trespass"/ "It shall be so"

It is often used in law and other formal documents, or for ironic appeal.

Shall has mostly slipped out of modern usage in the United States, but is still prevalent in some parts of England.

Shall is the future tense of Should.

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Shall is a modal auxiliary verb.

It is used to

make a suggestion: Shall we go to the cafe?

make an offer: Shall I help with you bag?

ask advice: What shall I do?

give formal instructions: All students shall attend classes regularly.

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12y ago

Some rules have little effect on usage. Should is the simple past tense of Shall. However, an alternative in common usage suggests that Shall means that 'I will', whereas Should means that 'I may. but then again, I might not'

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We shall let you know the outcome.

Shall we leave now then?

I shall pass to on to her.

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Here are some sentences.

Shall we go for a walk?

You shall not leave the house.

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Shall is a definition of should!

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Shall is a verb.

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maybe

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Noun

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