November 5th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
The distinction between shall and will is becoming less significant and is now strictly observed only by precise speakers. Shall is becoming much less common with second and third person pronouns. In the first person, however, shall is still being used to talk about simple future.
November 5th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning
With the first person
Shall is used with first person pronouns to express simple futurity.
November 4th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
The following are the modal auxiliary verbs in English:
Will, would; shall, should; may, might; can, could; must; ought; dare; need
Modal auxiliaries have some common characteristics
November 3rd, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL
An auxiliary verb is one which helps other verbs form tenses other than the simple present and simple past.
The following are the auxiliary verbs in English:
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