Indirect speech Should is the past tense of shall in indirect speech. The officer said, ‘The scoundrel shall be given a good beating.’ The officer… Continue reading
Uses of shall and will
With first person pronouns With first person pronouns shall simply expresses the strong possibility or near certainty of an action or event which is to… Continue reading
The need for auxiliary verbs
In English, we use special forms of the verb phrase to express a lot of important meanings – for example, questioning, willingness, possibility, obligation, certainty… Continue reading
Precis-writing
A precis is a summary. Precis writing is an exercise in compression. A precis is the gist of a passage expressed in as few words… Continue reading
Contractions
The forms like I’ve, don’t etc. are called contractions. There are two kinds: Auxiliary verb + not can’t (= cannot) wouldn’t (= would not) shouldn’t… Continue reading
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