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-======Will, shall======+======Will======
 =====Introduction===== =====Introduction=====
 <html><p><img height="158" id="19" style="width: 96px; height: 115px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/19_4eabab99efc1875cc4db97471a35ffa7.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">will</span> eat at his desk even though there is a canteen.</strong></span><br>&nbsp;</p></html> <html><p><img height="158" id="19" style="width: 96px; height: 115px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/19_4eabab99efc1875cc4db97471a35ffa7.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-GB" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;'><strong>He <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">will</span> eat at his desk even though there is a canteen.</strong></span><br>&nbsp;</p></html>
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 ====='Will' as a verb===== ====='Will' as a verb=====
 <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>'Will' as a verb is a different word to the modal auxiliary. There are two verbs 'to will':</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>1.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>To desire something very strongly, for example: 'I willed her not to drop the glasses'.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>2.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>To bequeath, for example: 'My uncle willed me his library of encyclopaedias.'</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>See also</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>1.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>For future uses and standard contractions see</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #7030a0" lang=EN-GB> Future Will.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>2.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>For conditional uses see </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #7030a0" lang=EN-GB>first conditional.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #7030a0" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></P><BR></html> <html><P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>'Will' as a verb is a different word to the modal auxiliary. There are two verbs 'to will':</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>1.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>To desire something very strongly, for example: 'I willed her not to drop the glasses'.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>2.<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>To bequeath, for example: 'My uncle willed me his library of encyclopaedias.'</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; TEXT-INDENT: -35.45pt; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>See also</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>1.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>For future uses and standard contractions see</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #7030a0" lang=EN-GB> Future Will.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>2.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB>For conditional uses see </SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #7030a0" lang=EN-GB>first conditional.</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></P> <P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: black; mso-themecolor: text1" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</SPAN></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #7030a0" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></P><BR></html>
-=====Shall===== +
-<html><p><img height="199" id="1415" style="width: 102px; height: 155px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1415_2a09df9df80f612c883b581857d3e2d8.jpg">&nbsp;<strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'>Shall</span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'> we dance?</span></strong></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><br></span></p><p><strong><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><b>is a modal auxiliary verb which has different uses. </b></span></p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>This is only used with 'I' and 'we' in the interrogative form.</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> + 'I'/'we' + <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">bare infinitive&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> I help?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>&nbsp;</span></b>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Note that </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>like other modal auxiliaries, </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'>shall</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> has no infinitive and we use the same form with '</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I', 'you' 'he', 'she', 'it', 'we' and 'they'. In the uses below, it is only used with 'I' and 'we'.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>'Do' is not used to form negative or interrogative sentences.</span></b></p></span><table class="MsoTableLightListAccent1" style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: -1; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 5;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Use</span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 1;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-themecolor: background1;'>Examples</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To make or ask for suggestions</span></b></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>we have a break now?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Where <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall </span>we go tonight?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To ask for advice</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>we park here or over there?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I return his call?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 68;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>To make offers</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;'></span></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I help you with that?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>we take you to the airport?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; mso-yfti-cnfc: 64;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle; mso-yfti-cnfc: 4;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>In <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">question tags </span>for suggestions with 'Let's' </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>and with 'will' for spontaneous decisions</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'></span></p></td><td width="308" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 231.05pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Let's go out for dinner, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> we?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I'll do that tomorrow, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> I?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>can also be followed by the <span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);">present continuous</span> when making suggestions. For example:</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.55pt; vertical-align: middle;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>Shall</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'> I be preparing the vegetables while you're making the dessert? [informal] </span></b></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: normal;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Unlike using <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall </span>as an alternative to 'will' when talking about the future, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> as a modal is very common in conversation: <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; line-height: normal; mso-add-space: auto;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>&nbsp;</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.55pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>What <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall </span>we have for dinner tonight? </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.55pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> I apply for the job I told you about? What do you think?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 35.45pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.55pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Shall </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>I do that for you?</span></b></p><p><br>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><strong>Examples</strong></span></p><p><img height="157" id="540" style="width: 117px; height: 95px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/540_99576b1a3b28ca0b779a9641eb694b93.jpg">&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><strong>Well, we need a break. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Shall</span> I be clearing up while you're making tea? </strong></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'></span> </p><p><img height="182" id="234" style="width: 116px; height: 121px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/234_7b5c0330ef1c024de46b0bc89bbe651b.jpg">&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><strong>Let's get together again on Friday, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> we?</strong></span><br><img height="127" id="1512" style="width: 121px; height: 91px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/1512_e992fe752b2d0e488fd29696070ec533.jpg">&nbsp; <b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>I<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">'ll</span> prepare the corn, <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> I?</span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><img height="126" id="352" style="width: 122px; height: 91px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/352_aba369815dc7bf003b5eb58e0e17a890.png">&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'>Shall</span><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'> I explain that again or do you understand now?</span></span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><img height="130" id="574" style="width: 123px; height: 91px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/574_d8f914a4522b00d460aa0230ef4772ff.jpg">&nbsp;&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'>Where <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> we go next?</span></span></span></b></p><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'></span></span></span></b>&nbsp;<span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><strong><img height="168" id="180" style="width: 137px; height: 125px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/180_592d07a59a9d3b152cae8ac63e632003.jpg"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'>"It's cold in here."</span></strong></span></span></span><span><strong>&nbsp;<font face="arial">&nbsp; "It is. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">Shall</span> I close the window?"</font></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><strong><img height="224" id="548" style="width: 93px; height: 134px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/548_6656803c38fddea0130553c4f2c62e7b.jpg"></strong>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><strong>What <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> I do?!</strong> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;'><span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><strong><img height="222" id="99" style="width: 97px; height: 132px;" alt="Image" src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/99_51f32617c5975921e8393e5361238484.jpg"></strong>&nbsp; <span lang="EN-US" style='line-height: 115%; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;'><strong>Which one <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">shall</span> I buy?</strong></span></span></span></p></html>+