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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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english

when to use shall?
  

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Americans formerly used it for the first-person in the future tense. I shall do it when I return. Currently it is used almost exclusively for the suggestion form: Shall we go now?

— Philip

  • Americans formerly used it for the first-person in the future tense.
  • I shall do it when I return.
  • Currently it is used almost exclusively for the suggestion form: Shall we go now?
  • I'm not sure when it is used in other English-speaking regions.
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Americans formerly used it for the first-person in the future tense. I shall do it when I return. Currently it is used almost exclusively for the suggestion form: Shall we go now? I'm not sure when it is used in other English-speaking regions.
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