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 Should
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Uses of shall and will
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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
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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
Dare and Had Better
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Dare is used both as an ordinary verb and as an auxiliary verb. The ordinary verb dare is used in the sense of defy, challenge… Continue reading
Uses of Need
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Need is used both as an ordinary verb and as an auxiliary verb. As an ordinary verb need is used in the sense of require.… Continue reading