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 #2 (permalink) Mon Jan 10, 2005 15:21 pm Difference between should and shall |
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Should expresses a recommendation while shall expresses an action that will take place in the future.
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| #3 (permalink) Tue May 10, 2005 21:54 pm Difference between should and shall |
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| Torsten wrote: |
| Should expresses a recommendation while shall expresses an action that will take place in the future. |
Why can't it be
"Are you really suggesting that we will actually get into one of those ridiculous things?" ?
and how the above question is different from the following
"Do you really mean we will get into one of those ridiculous things?"
Is the second one wrong also?
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| #4 (permalink) Tue May 10, 2005 22:19 pm Should or shall |
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Let's take a look at the situation. One person is expressing their disbelief by saying: Are you really suggesting that we should actually get into one of those ridiculous things? This means, the second person has said that it might be a good idea to take a specific action. That's why should is used instead of shall or will.
Do you really mean we will get into one of those ridiculous things? means that one person has said that something will happen instead of suggesting an action.
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| #5 (permalink) Tue May 10, 2005 22:42 pm Should or shall |
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| Torsten wrote: |
Let's take a look at the situation. One person is expressing their disbelief by saying: Are you really suggesting that we should actually get into one of those ridiculous things? This means, the second person has said that it might be a good idea to take a specific action. That's why should is used instead of shall or will.
Do you really mean we will get into one of those ridiculous things? means that one person has said that something will happen instead of suggesting an action. |
Thanks Torsten. Please correct me if I have understood wrongly; "should" is used to indicate a "suggestion" in the first sentence and in the second sentence using "will" indicates something is going to definitely happen.
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| #7 (permalink) Sat Nov 08, 2008 5:39 am Difference between should and shall |
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Please Mr.Torsten explain it that
Is should used as a past form of shall? If so in what coditions ?
I have heard that the past form of will or shall is would. But some teachers say that tha past form of
shall is should. |
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| #8 (permalink) Sat Jun 20, 2009 19:26 pm Difference between should and shall |
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Hey,
what about a sentence like: "Let's have a drink. Shall we?" Isn't that rather a suggestion than a action definitely going to take place? |
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| #9 (permalink) Tue Jan 05, 2010 14:59 pm Difference between should and shall |
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Hi Torsten,
I am not sure I understand this clearly. Can you give me more samples about how to use "shall" and "should"? I also want to know the other differences between them besides they show different tenses.
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