Shall
Do English speakers use the modal verb "shall"?
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Rarely in the U.S.
Shall I make you a coffee? = Can I make you coffee? Would you like a coffee?
Shall I feed the dog while you’re away? = Should I ... / Would you like me to ...
Shall we go to the cinema together over the weekend ? = Should we ... / Would you like to ...
Who shall we invite to the dinner party? = Who should we ...
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I'm from the US, and the people I interact with hardly ever use "shall" except those circumstances outlined by Tinnu. They mostly use "should" or "want" or some other replacement. Unless they're quoting Lord of the Rings: "You shall not pass!". ;-)
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From my experience, British English speakers do use it but in American English it is rarely used. In the US, it is mostly replaced with "should." (although it is technically a different tense of the same verb I believe)
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Hi, yes shall is still used.
We use ‘shall’ in the following ways:
a) to make offers using I/we
- Shall I make you a coffee?
- Shall we help you with your bags?
Where shall I leave you? Outside your house?
Shall I feed the dog while you’re away?
b) to make suggestions using I/we
Shall we go to the cinema together over the weekend ?
Shall we have something to eat?
Who shall we invite to the dinner party?
What shall we do after we’ve been for a run?
I hope this helps:)
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Can the verb be replaced by anything?
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