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Do you really use "I shall....", "we shall..." for future tense?
10 mai 2010 05:17
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You mean in conversation? Honestly, not very often. In speech we normally use "will" for the future tense (I will, he will, they will...), and even shorten it to " 'll " (I'll, she'll, that dog'll...). "Shall" sounds slightly archaic and 'proper'. Warning: do not follow my advice in your own speech until you've listened to some movies or TV shows to get an idea of exactly what " will / 'll " sounds like. For writing, using "shall" as explained in your textbooks is perfectly fine. You can always afford to be precise in writing. :)
10 mai 2010
Yes of course, you can use both "shall" and "will" to express future action. although however, when you use "shall" to express commitment, it is more effective and convincing. just think of what General McArthur stated: "I shall return!" Is it more convincing than "I will return!"? :)
10 mai 2010
I've heard people often use 'shall' in medieval movies. Sounds elegant(in a sense) to me although I'd not use it in daily conversation.
10 mai 2010
yes sometimes i use "shall" for example:-I can ask someone -Shall we talk? Shall we go? like that :) correct me if i am wrong...
10 mai 2010
Yes. "I shall.." and "We shall..." are used to express the future. We can also use "I will..." and "We will...". they are correct and mean the same too.
10 mai 2010
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