Explanation of Modal Will and Modal Shall, including an explanation of the meaning for Italian speakers

1. Modal Will
and Shall

2. modal will

3. I‟ll help you.

4. „will‟ expresses
willingness

5. „will‟ expresses
volontà

6. there is no equivalent verb
in Italian

7. BUT there is the same idea

8. io ci penso
ci penso io

9. what‟s the difference?
io ci penso
ci penso io

10. fact
io ci penso
ci penso io

11. io ci penso
ci penso io
offer to
help

12. io ci penso
ci penso io
modal
idea!

13. io ci penso
ci penso io

14. io ci penso
ci penso io
will

15. A: “I‟m hungry.”
B:

16. A: “I‟m hungry.”
B: “I‟ll make you a sandwich.”

17. A: “Can I have the wine-list.”
B:

18. A: “Can I have the wine-list.”
B: “I‟ll bring it for you.”

19. A: “I‟ve lost your phone number.”
B:

20. A: “I‟ve lost your phone number.”
B: “I‟ll give it to you again.”

21. A: “Dring-dring, dring-dring.”
B:

22. A: “Dring-dring, dring-dring.”
B: “I‟ll answer it.”

23. A: “Dring-dring, dring-dring.”
B: “I‟ll answer it.”
“Rispondo io.”

24. A: “Dring-dring, dring-dring.”
B: “I‟ll answer it.”
present

25. A: “Dring-dring, dring-dring.”
B: “I‟ll answer it.”
modal

26. compare

27. I answer the phone

28. I answer the phone
when my boss is out.

29. Present
Simple
I answer the phone
when my boss is out.

30. habit
I answer the phone
when my boss is out.

31. this is what I
do every time
I answer the phone
when my boss is out.

32. but

33. I‟ll answer the phone

34. I‟ll answer the phone
(it‟s ringing now)

35. Present
Modal
I‟ll answer the phone
(it‟s ringing now)

36. I offer to
answer
I‟ll answer the phone
(it‟s ringing now)

37. this time
(now)
I‟ll answer the phone
(it‟s ringing now)

39. the Present
Simple is an
error
I answer the phone
(it‟s ringing now)

40. other meanings of
„modal will‟

41. Ask Sarah, she‟ll help you.

42. imperative
Ask Sarah, she‟ll help you.

43. explanation
Ask Sarah, she‟ll help you.

44. supposition
Anna‟ll be at home now
so we can visit her.

45. I‟ll buy you a bicycle
for your birthday.

46. promising
I‟ll buy you a bicycle
for your birthday.

47. modal shall

48. Shall I carry your bags?

49. „shall‟ is a modal verb
that asks about the desires or
wishes of another person

50. „modal shall‟ is used in
questions in the 1st person
singular and plural

51. „modal shall‟ is used in
questions in the 1st person
singular and plural
Shall I …?
Shall we …?

52. Do you want
me to carry…
Shall I carry your bags?

53. Shall we go to the cinema?

54. proposal for
the group
Shall we go to the cinema?

55. compare

56. imperative for
the group
Let‟s go to the cinema?

57. What film shall we see?

58. request for
proposal
What film shall we see?

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