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Grammar Pre - intermediate. Future II. Will. We decide to do something at the time of speaking. Oh, I’ve left the window open. I’ll go and shut it. What would you like to drink? I’ll have only a glass of water, please. Did you phone your mum? Oh, no! I forgot. I’ll phone her now.
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GrammarPre-intermediate Future II
Will • We decide to do something at the time of speaking. Oh, I’ve left the window open. I’ll goand shut it. What would you like to drink? I’ll haveonly a glass of water, please. Did you phone your mum? Oh, no! I forgot. I’ll phoneher now.
Usual situation with will • Offering something: This homework is difficult. I’ll helpyou with it. • Agreeing to do something: Can you send Jane this message? Sure. I’ll doit immediately. • Promising to do something: I won’t beunpleasant. I promise. • Asking somebody to do something: Will you please turn the radio down? I’m trying to study.
Shall I...? Shall we...? • Shall is occasionally used with I and we in very formal British English. We shall be very happy to see you. • Shall is used mostly in questions to ask somebody’s opinion. Shall Iopen the window? Shall we go? Just a minute. I’m not ready yet. Whatshallwe do this evening?
Compare • Shall I....? ShallIshut the door? ( = Do you want me to shut the door?) • Will you...? Will you shut the door? ( = I want you to shut the door.) The negative of shall: I shan’tbe here tomorrow. (or I won’t be...) Don’t use shall with he/she/it/you/they: Shewillbe very angry. NOT! She shall be...
will x be going to Later:
Compare I will... • Your mum wanted to speak with you. OK.I’llcall her later. • Mark is in hospital. Oh, I didn’t know it! I’ll go and visit him. I’m going to... • Your mum wanted to speak with you. Yes, I know. I’m going to call her later. • Mark is in hospital. Yes, I know. I’m going to visit him tomorrow.
Literatura • MURPHY, R. EnglishGrammar in Use. 3. vyd. Cambridge: CUP, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53762-2. • CLARKE, S. Macmillan English Grammar In Context Essential. 1. vyd. Oxford: Macmillan Publisher Ltd, 2008.ISBN 978-1-5040-7049-2.
Answer the questions: • When do you use ‛will’? Are there any usual situations? • Compare‛shall’ and ‛will’. Give examples. • Compare‛be going to’ and ‛will’. Give examples.