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I Modal Verb ʃəl ʃæl Time Week Scotland

Word3 shall
WordType (modal verb)
Phonetic /ʃəl/ /ʃæl/
Example
  • this time next week i shall be in scotland.
  • we shan't be gone long.
  • i said that i should be pleased to help.
  • shall i send you the book?
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shall

(modal verb)/ʃəl/ /ʃæl/

    Verb Forms

  1. used with I and we for talking about or predicting the future
    • This time next week I shall be in Scotland.
    • We shan't be gone long.
    • I said that I should be pleased to help.
  2. used in questions with I and we for making offers or suggestions or asking advice
    • NOTE AT should
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/should#should_topg_1
    • Shall I send you the book?
    • What shall we do this weekend?
    • Let's look at it again, shall we?
  3. used to show that you are determined, or to give an order or instruction
    • He is determined that you shall succeed.
    • Candidates shall remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected.

    Word Origin

    • Old English sceal, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zal and German soll, from a base meaning ‘owe’.
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