Shall   assistir ao vídeo Unit 8 Basic Advanced Basic We use Shall to ask for suggestions: (Shall we...? Shall I...?) (Note: Americans use the past of shall: should) Shall we stay home tonight? (Que tal ficarmos em casa hoje? - O que você acha?) Yes, let's. (Sim, vamos). Shall I tell him? (Devo dizer a ele? - O que você acha?) or make offers : Shall I get you a beer? (Aceita uma cerveja?) No, thank you. Note: (In these cases we use shall with 'I' and 'we') Exercises: Write the name of 10 people you know and ask for five suggestions make five offers. 1_____________________________________________________________________________ 2 _____________________________________________________________________________ 3_____________________________________________________________________________ 4_____________________________________________________________________________ 5_____________________________________________________________________________ 6_____________________________________________________________________________ 7_____________________________________________________________________________ 8_____________________________________________________________________________ 9_____________________________________________________________________________ 10_____________________________________________________________________________ Go to unit 9: Should Advanced Further information (modal verb neg form shan't) 1 I/we shall used to express what you will do in the future: We shall be away next week. I shall have finished it by Friday. 2 shall I/we? BrE used to make a suggestion, or ask a question that you want the other person to decide about: Shall I open the window? What shall I get for dinner? Shall we say 6 o'clock, then? 3 you/he/she/they/ shall - formal or old fahioned - used to describe what will happen to someone, especially when you are saying that it is very definite: They shall be judged only by God. I said you could go, and so you shall. 4 we shall see - spoken - used when you do not know what will happen in the future, or when you do not want to give someone a definite answer. 5 - formal - used in official documents to show a law, command, promise etc: All payment shall be made by the end of the month. home