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Questions - Shall…?

Verbs

Shall is a modal verb used in question forms to ask for instructions or formulating requests in a polite way.

We form questions using Shall by using this structure:
Shall + subject + verb + …?

SHALL PERSON VERB QUESTION MARK
Shall I/you do …?
Shall he/she/it do …?
Shall we/you/they do …?
  1. Offers/volunteering
    • Shall I bring you an aperitif?
    • Shall I bring you a glass?
    • Shall we do it for you?
  2. Suggestions
    • Shall I ask for the bill now?
    • Shall I book a table?
    • Shall we go to an Italian restaurant?
  3. Asking for instructions
    • My guests are vegetarians, what shall I cook?
    • I’m allergic to onion so what shall I do if I accidentally eat some?
    • What shall we do if the baby doesn’t drink the milk?

We use Shall when we ask questions or when make requests in a more polite way. It is used only in the first person singular and plural to:

  1. Offer services;
  2. Make suggestions;
  3. Ask for instuctions.

We use the modal verb Shall in question forms to ask for instructions or formulating requests in a polite way.

The structure of the sentence is as follows:
Shall + subject + verb + …?

For example:
— “Shall we help them?” = The speaker asks in a formal way.
> “Will we help them?” = Will and Shall have the same meaning but Shall is considered to be more formal and it is not commonly used.

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