VERB SHALL

WHAT IS IT?
The verb shall is a modal verb that is usually used
affirmatively to ask for an opinion about something,
among other things. Shall can also be considered as an
auxiliary verb in formal language.

GENERALLY USED WITH THE

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS I AND WE
Being a modal verb, it has a series of characteristics common to these,
among which the following stand out:

IT DOES NOT HAVE AN

INFINITIVE MOOD
DOES NOT HAVE A GERUND
DOES NOT HAVE A
PARTICIPLE
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USE OF THE VERB
ASK SOMEONE ELSE'S OPINION

OFFER HELP
"You can only ask a question with
TO MAKE SUGGESTIONS shall in the first person"

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FORMAL DOCUMENTS
AFFIRMATIVE
STRUCTURE
NEGATIVE
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CONJUGATION CONJUGATION

subject + shall + verb in subject + shall + not +

infinitive verb in infinitive

no contraction with contraction no contraction with contraction

I shall dance I'll dance I shall not dance I shan't dance
INTERROGATIVE
CONJUGATION
AFIRMATIVE
• shall + subject + verb in infinitive
shall I
dance...?
NEGATIVE

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• Shall + subject + not + v. in infinitive
• Shan't + subject + v. in infinitive
Shall i not
dance?...
 EXAMPLES
I SHALL NEVER FORGET WE SHALL GO
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YOU

THE MANAGEMENT SHALL NOT

I SHAN’T BE HOME BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE
TOMORROW NIGHT TO PERSONAL PROPERTY

SHAN'T WE EAT LUNCH IN

SHALL I HELP YOU?
A HOTEL?
EXERCISE

Play the game of tingo tango and the person who

is selected must form a sentence with a given
word