Posts Tagged ‘will’

Shall and will

November 25th, 2011 in English Grammar

According to grammar rules the modal auxiliary shall is used in the first person and will in the second and third persons to talk about future.

I shall start the work tomorrow.

Future substitutes

April 5th, 2011 in Improve English

The future auxiliaries will and shall are often replaced by other verbs and expressions that stress a particular feeling or attitude of the speaker.

Talking about obligation and freedom to act

February 26th, 2011 in Improve English

Modal auxiliary verbs can express various aspects of obligation and freedom. Note that the use of modals verbs can help in making a request, suggestion or instruction sound more polite.

Correct Use of Would

May 7th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Would is the past tense form of will. It is a modal auxiliary verb. After would, infinitives are used without to.

I would like some advice. (NOT I would to like some advice.)

Uses of Should

November 5th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning

In indirect speech

Should is the past tense of shall in indirect speech.

Distinction between Shall and Will

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.

Uses of Shall and Will

November 5th, 2009 in English Grammar, English Learning

With the first person

Shall is used with first person pronouns to express simple futurity.