shall

shall
shall [∫æl]
modal verb
   a. (in 1st pers fut tense) I shall arrive on Monday j'arriverai lundi
• we shall not be there before 6 o'clock nous n'y serons pas avant 6 heures
   b. (in 1st pers questions) shall I open the door? voulez-vous que j'ouvre subj la porte ?
• I'll buy three, shall I? je vais en acheter trois, d'accord ?
• let's go in, shall we? entrons, voulez-vous ?
• shall we ask him to come with us? si on lui demandait de venir avec nous ?
   c. (indicating command) you shall obey me vous m'obéirez
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[ʃæl, ʃəl]
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 near the entry will I
modal auxiliary
1) (in future tense)

I shall ou I'll see you tomorrow — je vous verrai demain

we shall not ou shan't have a reply before Friday — nous n'aurons pas de réponse avant vendredi

2) (in suggestions)

shall I set the table? — est-ce que je mets la table?

shall we go to the cinema tonight? — et si on allait au cinéma ce soir?

let's buy some peaches, shall we? — et si on achetait des pêches?

3) sout (in commands, contracts etc)

you shall do as I say — tu dois faire ce que je te dis

the sum shall be paid on signature of the contract — le montant devra être versé à la signature du contrat

thou shalt not steal — Bible tu ne voleras point


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