Macmillan English Grammar

1/ You / We / They / She / He / It will ('II) go.

shall

will~shall, be going to

go?

do?

take?

1/ you / we / they / she / he / it

l/we

you

it

Will

Shall

will

will

1/ You / We / They / She / He / It

l/We

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Usewill

• to say what we expect to happen in the future.
  It will take 50 years for temperatures to return to norma/.


• with definite/y, probably, possibly to show how certain ar uncertain we are.
  '" less certain probab/y uncertain possibly
  It will probab/y take 50 years for the climate to stabilize.
  The climate will definitely change before then.


• to make a social arrangement.
  1'// see you tomorrow


• to make a promise, warning or threat.
  1'11give you my homework on Monday (promise)
  Careful! You'lI fali. (warning)
  1'/1deal with you later!(threat)


• to make an offer.
  1'11carry the projector for you./Shalll carry it for you?


• in a formai rule.
  5tudents will wear protective clothing at ali times.


• to make a decision in a situation.
  Which pullover do you want? 1'/1have this one, I think.
  Usewon't


• to mean 'refuse'.
  Jack won'tgivemeback my ruler!
  See Unit 24 for other usesofwil/.

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Useshall

• in formai speech ar writing withl/we.


• to make offers - see Unit 26.