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shall -- will (two letter L)

should -- ought (H)

In other words, "I shall do it" means the same as "I will do it."

And, "I should do it" means the same as "I ought to do it."

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Correct usage of shall versus should?

we use shall I in offers and shall we in suggestions. offer: shall I wait for you? suggestion: shall we go to the park? we also use shall to ask for a suggestion. what shall we have for dinner? we use either shall or should to ask for advice. I'm in trouble. what shall/should I do? we use should to say what is the best thing or the right thing to do.


How do you use shall and should?

Example (shall): You shall do no such thing. (Referring to future)Example (should): You should go and help. (Referring to presentTechnically, "shall" is the first-person form of the modal "will."I shall, you will, he will, she will, it will, we shall, they will


When to use shall should and must?

Use "shall" for expressing a future action or intention, "should" for indicating a recommendation or expected outcome, and "must" for conveying a requirement or obligation. "Shall" is typically used in formal documents or legal contexts, while "should" and "must" are used in everyday language to express differing levels of necessity or urgency.


What is the future tense of should?

The future tense of "should" is "shall." For example, "I should study" would become "I shall study."


What is a past tense of Shall?

Shall is an auxiliary verb, that is it is used before and in conjunction with another verb, as in, ...shall go... or ...shall be. The past tense of shall is shouldand is typically used with another auxiliary verb such as have, as in, ...should have gone... or ...should have been.

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Correct usage of shall versus should?

we use shall I in offers and shall we in suggestions. offer: shall I wait for you? suggestion: shall we go to the park? we also use shall to ask for a suggestion. what shall we have for dinner? we use either shall or should to ask for advice. I'm in trouble. what shall/should I do? we use should to say what is the best thing or the right thing to do.


How do you use shall and should?

Example (shall): You shall do no such thing. (Referring to future)Example (should): You should go and help. (Referring to presentTechnically, "shall" is the first-person form of the modal "will."I shall, you will, he will, she will, it will, we shall, they will


How do you use shall?

I shall tell you and you shall have the answer.


When to use shall should and must?

Use "shall" for expressing a future action or intention, "should" for indicating a recommendation or expected outcome, and "must" for conveying a requirement or obligation. "Shall" is typically used in formal documents or legal contexts, while "should" and "must" are used in everyday language to express differing levels of necessity or urgency.


What is the future tense of should?

The future tense of "should" is "shall." For example, "I should study" would become "I shall study."


How and where should you use the word Since?

Shall Iuse like I have been working with ETV since


What is a past tense of Shall?

Shall is an auxiliary verb, that is it is used before and in conjunction with another verb, as in, ...shall go... or ...shall be. The past tense of shall is shouldand is typically used with another auxiliary verb such as have, as in, ...should have gone... or ...should have been.


Can you use I will or must be I shall?

Traditionally,shall is used for the future tense with the first-person pronouns I and We. but presently in American English Shall is almost absolute no-one is using shall these days however In grammer when you are very deterministic about any task then you should use will . i.e. " I will do that Job asap " , it shows your determination for that particular task .


Where to use shall and should?

I think shall is just a fancier, more old-fashioned way of saying should. Or maybe a more pushy way of saying it, an order. Here's an example: We should go to the park at 4:00 We shall go to the park at 4:00


When to use shall or will?

The strongest word is will because it has more powere to the pronounciation and it means you are confident about it. Shall means that you will do the job with choice.


What word shall you use when saying you want to let the truck go passed or past?

Past should be used.


What is the synonym for shall?

will