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Form I Negative Short Modal Verb Shan't Sth

Level A2 
Kind modal verb
Front shall 
IPA  /ʃəl   ; strong form ʃæl   / modal verb (negative shall not; short form shan't /ʃɑːnt  ; US ʃænt  /; past tense should /ʃʊd   /; negative should not; short form shouldn't /ˈʃʊdnt   /)
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shall (modal verb)

 /ʃəl   ; strong form ʃæl   / modal verb (negative shall not; short form shan't /ʃɑːnt  ; US ʃænt  /; past tense should /ʃʊd   /; negative should not; short form shouldn't /ˈʃʊdnt   /)
 
 1 (formal)
used with I and we in future tenses, instead of will
-ecek
 I shall be very happy to see him again.
 We shan't be arriving until 10 o'clock.
 At the end of this year, I shall have been working here for five years.
 2 used for asking for information or advice
 What time shall I come?
Saat kaçta geleyim?
 Where shall we go for our holiday?
Tatile nereye gidelim?
 3 used for offering to do sth
 Shall I help you carry that box?
Kutuyu taşımana yardım edeyim mi?
 Shall we drive you home?
Seni eve götürelim mi?
 4 (shall we)
used for suggesting that you do sth with the person or people that you are talking to
 Shall we go out for a meal this evening?
Bu akşam yemeğe dışarı çıkalım mı?
 5 (formal)
used for saying that sth must happen or will definitely happen
 In the rules it says that a player shall be sent off (atılacak) for using bad language.
 

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