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?"
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.
The modal verbs do not have past participles: * can * may * must * shall * will
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
I use this to help me remember: 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."
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.
Can - Could May - Might Will - Would Shall - 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.
There is no single word antonym for "shall" -- its opposite is "shall not."
The modal verbs do not have past participles: * can * may * must * shall * will
Helping verbs are: have has had do does did will should shall would may might must can could
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?
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
Helping verbs:amarebebeenbeingcancoulddiddodoeshadhashaveismaymightmustshallshouldwaswerewillwould
I use this to help me remember: 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."
Latin did not have a word for 'should.' In fact, they they did not use auxilary verbs as we do in English - no should, did, might, may, will, shall, etc. To convey the same idea, they used different forms of the main verb.
I shall tell you and you shall have the answer.
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.