So again, “shall” is used for suggestions, “will” is used to make requests, like “Will you stop doing that?” or “Will you get me a coffee?” and so on. “Will”, on the other hand, is used at the beginning of questions when we want to make requests. We don’t say these in everyday speech, at least in American English. So you can replace “I” with “we” or “he” or “she” in those sentences, so you’re making suggestions. “Shall he make you a cocktail?” or “Shall we give you a birthday party?” or something like that. There is some kind of suggestion there like: “Shall I…?” or “Shall we…?” or “Shall he…?” and so on. So, “shall” is used to make these formal suggestions. We don’t really use “shall” in everyday English. We put “shall” at the beginning of our question when we want to make a suggestion and to make something sound kind of formal. Okay, so very simply, “shall” is used to make suggestions. “How do we know when to use shall or will when asking questions?” Okay, let’s get to your first question this week.įirst question this week comes from Boon Keong.

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