Fill in the blanks with will or shall.
1. When she finds out she ……………………… be happy.
Correct!
Wrong!
To simply predict the future, we use will with second and third person pronouns. With first person pronouns, we can use will or shall.
2. Both parents have blue eyes, so the baby too ………………………….. be blue-eyed.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. Don’t argue with her. You …………………….. never win.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. What …………………….. you do if you lose your job?
Correct!
Wrong!
5. If you touch that wire, you ……………………… get a shock.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. She ………………….. get the job. She doesn’t have the required qualifications.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I don’t think that she ……………………… be happy to hear this.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I ……………………… be working late tonight.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either will or shall can be used with I and we.
9. We ………………………. probably visit them next week.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. You must watch that movie. You ………………………… like it.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I have invited her but I don’t think that she…………………….. come.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. They ………………………. be surprised.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- When she finds out she will be happy.
- Both parents have blue eyes, so the baby too will be blue-eyed.
- Don’t argue with her. You will never win.
- What will you do if you lose your job?
- If you touch that wire, you will get a shock.
- She won’t get the job. She doesn’t have the required qualifications.
- I don’t think that she will be happy to hear this.
- I will / shall be working late tonight.
- We shall / will probably visit them next week.
- You must watch that movie. You will like it.
- I have invited her but I don’t think that she will come.
- They will be surprised.
