Helping verbs. They are used with main verbs to help convey the meaning of a sentence. For example: His nature tours should interest us. Should is the helping verb and interest is the main verb.
Shall and may are examples of modal verbs. Modal verbs are used to express abilities, possibilities, obligations, or permissions in a sentence.
am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, can, could.
Use "may you" to wish something upon someone else. E.g. "May you have a pleasant day." Use "shall you" to ask someone what they will do. E.g. "Shall you take lunch now or later?"
The modal verbs do not have past participles: * can * may * must * shall * will
I will continue. Will continue/Shall continue.
He dialed to me this morning,"I shall see you here this morning".
The contraction of shall or will is 'll.For examples, I shall or I will can be contracted to I'll, and we shall or we will can be contracted to we'll.
am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, shall, should, will, would, may, might, must, can, could.
Can - Could May - Might Will - Would Shall - Should
I think that it's basically the same but "shall" sounds more formal than "may". may you is asking a question 'may you please do that'. but shall you is a more formal way of saying should you?
Use "may you" to wish something upon someone else. E.g. "May you have a pleasant day." Use "shall you" to ask someone what they will do. E.g. "Shall you take lunch now or later?"
The modal verbs do not have past participles: * can * may * must * shall * will
I will continue. Will continue/Shall continue.
He dialed to me this morning,"I shall see you here this morning".
There is no single word antonym for "shall" -- its opposite is "shall not."
Helping verbs are: have has had do does did will should shall would may might must can could
"We shall fight on the seas and the oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing-grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender."
The following are examples of modal auxiliary verbs: * can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must Aside from the modals, there are other kinds of auxiliary verbs, including forms of:* have, be and do