shall

[forma debole ʃəl] [forma forte ʃæl]

verbo modale

1) (in future tense)

I shall o I'll see you tomorrow ti vedrò domani; we shall not o shan't have a reply before Friday — non avremo una risposta prima di venerdì

2) (in suggestions)

shall I set the table? — apparecchio la tavola? vuoi che apparecchi la tavola?

shall we go to the cinema? — andiamo al cinema?

let's buy some apples, shall we? — compriamo delle mele, va bene?

3) form. (in commands, contracts etc.)

you shall do as I say — farai come ti dico io

the sum shall be paid on signature of the contract — la somma sarà versata alla firma del contratto

thou shalt not steal — bibl. non rubare

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Note:

When shall is used to form the future tense in English, the same rules apply as for will. You will find a note on this and on question tags and short answers in the grammar note 1.will. Note, however, that while shall can be used in question tags like other auxiliaries (we shan't be late, shall we? = non faremo mica tardi, vero?), it is also used in the question tag for the imperative construction introduced by let's with no precise and fixed equivalent in Italian: let's go shopping, shall we? = andiamo a fare spese, eh? let's start working, shall we? = mettiamoci a lavorare, dai!

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[ʃəl, ʃæl]

short forms - I'll, we'll; verb

1) (used to form future tenses of other verbs when the subject is I or we: We shall be leaving tomorrow; I shall have arrived by this time tomorrow.) (ausiliare per la formazione del futuro)

2) (used to show the speaker's intention: I shan't be late tonight.) (avere l'intenzione)

3) (used in questions, the answer to which requires a decision: Shall I tell him, or shan't I?; Shall we go now?) (ausiliare usato in frasi interrogative)

4) (used as a form of command: You shall go if I say you must.) dovere

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[forma debole ʃəl] [forma forte ʃæl]

verbo modale

1) (in future tense)

I shall o I'll see you tomorrow ti vedrò domani; we shall not o shan't have a reply before Friday — non avremo una risposta prima di venerdì

2) (in suggestions)

shall I set the table? — apparecchio la tavola? vuoi che apparecchi la tavola?

shall we go to the cinema? — andiamo al cinema?

let's buy some apples, shall we? — compriamo delle mele, va bene?

3) form. (in commands, contracts etc.)

you shall do as I say — farai come ti dico io

the sum shall be paid on signature of the contract — la somma sarà versata alla firma del contratto

thou shalt not steal — bibl. non rubare

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Note:

When shall is used to form the future tense in English, the same rules apply as for will. You will find a note on this and on question tags and short answers in the grammar note 1.will. Note, however, that while shall can be used in question tags like other auxiliaries (we shan't be late, shall we? = non faremo mica tardi, vero?), it is also used in the question tag for the imperative construction introduced by let's with no precise and fixed equivalent in Italian: let's go shopping, shall we? = andiamo a fare spese, eh? let's start working, shall we? = mettiamoci a lavorare, dai!