It is the third person singular personal pronoun. In addition, it is mainly used with animals, and non-living things whereas this can be used to refer to people as well. The functions and meaning of these two words also change due to the differences in their grammatical categories. The main difference between it and this is that it is a third person singular personal pronoun whereas this is a demonstrative adjective and pronoun. Although both these words can be considered as pronouns, there is a difference in their grammar. It and this are another two words that confuse many English learners.
In the above dialogues It & This have been used differently and leaving you with a question when to use this and it because the usage seems to be indistinguishable but these pronouns are different from each other in many ways. And also try to use ‘will’ and ‘shall’ as much as you can in the coming days and weeks when you speak because this will help consolidate what you have learned.Student: It is one of the most difficult.I tried to solve but couldn’t.I need your help. Now you’ve seen the differences between ‘will’ and ‘shall’, you’re ready to use them. For very formal statements, especially to describe obligations, use ‘shall’. If you want to make an offer or suggestion with I/we, use ‘shall’ in the question form. Access to the city center shall be limited today due to the marathon.Īs a general rule, use ‘will’ for affirmative and negative sentences about the future.Mr Lopez shall begin his talk at 2:30pm.
The tests shall be carried out by an independent body.
We shall overcome this difficult moment. We shall do everything we can to solve the problem. I shall never forget the help you gave me. The accused shall appear in court again on 26th October. The tenant shall pay the agreed amount on the first day of every month. Guests shall not remove anything from the rooms. Applicants shall provide evidence of their qualifications. What shall we do after we’ve watched the film?. Shall I water your plants while you’re away?. Where shall I drop you off? Outside your office?. Here is the question form for all the subjects, though we only normally use ‘shall’ in questions with I and we: We make the question by inverting the subject and ‘shall’. The contraction form, ‘ shan’t’, is something we generally use in spoken English but rarely in its written form. The negative form is created by adding ‘not’: We form sentences with ‘shall’ in the same way as we do with ‘will’. However, we still use ‘shall’ to form questions with ‘I’ and ‘we’, especially in British English. But in modern English we usually prefer ‘will’ for affirmative and negative sentences. In the past, ‘shall’ was often used as an alternative to ‘will’, and you can find many examples of ‘shall’ in famous literary works. Will she come to dinner if I invite her?. If they win the next match, they’ ll go through to the final. Lee and Kim will show you around the city.į) to describe the consequence of a conditional phrase:. We’ ll send you the goods as soon as possible. She’ ll help you finish the work, don’t worry. You’ ll give me a hand with dinner, won’t you?. Will you be quiet please? I’m trying to make an important phone call. Will you come to the appointment with me?. I’ ll just go and say ‘hello’ before we leave. So that’s the plan – we’l l check the sales figures and you check the expenses. Who do you think will win the tournament?Ĭ) to express a decision made at the moment of speaking. She doesn’t think she’ ll pass the exam. I think I’ ll stay in this company until I retire. The world population will grow a lot in the next 50 years. He’ ll send us the report when he has all the data. The trains will be late today because of the bad weather. We use ‘will’ for the following situations: To make the question form we invert the subject and ‘will’: The structure of ‘will’ is easy because it is the same for all subjects and you don’t need to change anything about the verb. The most basic and common form used to express the future is ‘will’. So what is the difference and when should you use them? Read on to find out. ‘Will’ and ‘shall’ are in many ways the easiest to use because of their simple structure, but they can also be easy to confuse. When you want to talk about the future in English, there are various forms you can use, including the present continuous, ‘be going to’, ‘will’ and ‘shall’.
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