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Shall and will

Shall and will are two of the English modal verbs. They have various uses, including the expression of propositions about the future, in what is usually referred to as the future tense of English.

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Uses of shall and will in expressing futurity

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Uses of shall and will in expressing futurity

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Shall and will

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related to Derived forms and pronunciation · 10
Shall and will → Archaically, Aside, Because, Both, For, Germanic, He's, Modern English's, Old English, These
related to Specific uses of shall or will · 6
Shall and will → Although, English, Questions, Shall, The, These
related to Technical contexts · 6
Shall and will → However, In, Most, NASA, Shall, Some
related to Uses of shall and will in expressing futurity · 5
Shall and will → Both, English, For, Shall, Will
related to Should and would · 2
Shall and will → As, In

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shall used use future meaning english would person subject verbs first uses also rule express tense however forms past futurity

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desire or commandinstance ofwithout any additional meaning0.80text
infinitivesinstance ofthey do not have other grammatical forms0.80text
imperatives or participlesinstance ofthey do not have other grammatical forms0.80text
mightinstance ofshall is likely to be replaced by should or another modal verb0.80text
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationBoth0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationOld English0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationGermanic0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationBecause0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationModern English's0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationArchaically0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationThese0.60section
Shall and willrelated to Derived forms and pronunciationAside0.60section

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