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What Tense Is The Word Shall?

January 24, 2024 by Juan Martinez

What Tense Is The Word Shall? The traditional rule is that shall is used with first person pronouns (i.e. I and we) to form the future tense, while will is used with second and third person forms (i.e. you, he, she, it, they). For example: I shall be late. What is the tense of shall?

Categories Education and Communications Tags modal verbs, requests, shall, tense, tomorrow

When Use Shall And Will?

January 24, 2024 by Rachel Ostrander

When Use Shall And Will? As a general rule, use ‘will’ for affirmative and negative sentences about the future. Use ‘will’ for requests too. If you want to make an offer or suggestion with I/we, use ‘shall’ in the question form. For very formal statements, especially to describe obligations, use ‘shall’. Will and shall sentences

Categories Work World Tags future, modal verbs, obligations, shall, tomorrow