英语单词短语词组“grammar/british-grammar/future-will-and-shall”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

Willandshallare modal verbs.They areused with the base form of the main verb (They will go;I shall ask her).Shallis only used for future time reference withIandwe, and is more formal thanwill.

	singular and plural
+	I, we she, he, it, you, they	(full form) willorshall will	work
+	I, she, he, it, you, we, they	(short form) ’ll	work
−	I, we she, he, it, you, they	(full form) will notorshall not will not	work
−	I, we she, he, it, you, they	(short form) won’torshan’t won’t	work
? + WillorShall Will	I, we she, he, it,you, they		work?
? − Won’torShan’t Won’t	I, we she, he, it, you, they		work?

Spoken English:

In speaking,shallandwillare usually contracted to’ll, especially after subject pronouns (I,we,you,they,she,he,it):

We’llmeet you outside the coffee shop.(more common in speaking thanWe will meet you outside the coffee shop)

We usewillandshallto make predictions and to state facts about the future:

Therewillbe strong winds tomorrow in the south of the country.

The year 2025willbe the four-hundredth anniversary of the founding of the university.

Weshallneed an extra bedroom when the new baby arrives.

Willandshall(usually in the short form’ll) are used to announce decisions and to make offers:

[a salesperson in a clothes shop is talking to a customer]

A:
Which size do you want? Medium or large?
B:
I’llhave large. (decision)

Wait. I’llopen the door for you.(offer)

Not:Wait. I open the door for you.

Ishallcontact you again when I have further information.

Future:willandshall

Willandshall: form

’ll: short forms ofshallandwill

Willandshall: uses

Predictions

Decisions and offers

ShallwithIandwe