Helping verb worksheets for Will, Shall - Free Printable

Here’s the correct solution to fill in the blanks with Shall or Will, along with a clear explanation for each.

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✔ General Rule:

- “Will” is used for:
- Predictions about the future.
- Volition (willingness, intention, determination).
- Promises, threats, offers.
- In all persons (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) — especially in modern English.

- “Shall” is used for:
- Making suggestions or invitations (especially with “we”): *Shall we...?*
- Asking for advice or instructions (especially with “I”): *Shall I...?*
- Formal rules, laws, or obligations (less common in casual speech).
- Traditionally with “I” and “we” for future tense in British English (but now mostly replaced by “will”).

> In modern spoken English, “will” is almost always used for future tense, while “shall” is reserved for specific contexts like suggestions or formal writing.

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## 📝 Answers & Explanations:

1. I _will_ never sell birds now.
→ Strong personal decision/intention → use will.

2. We _will_ come tomorrow probably.
→ Prediction/plan → use will. (“Shall” would sound overly formal here.)

3. Nobody _will_ ever know what happened to her.
→ Prediction → use will.

4. _Will_ you send me the bill, please?
→ Polite request → use will. (Though “Could you…” is more natural, “Will you…” is grammatically correct for requests.)

5. Let’s go for a walk, _shall_ we?
→ Classic tag question after suggestion → use shall.

6. _Shall_ we go somewhere else?
→ Suggestion → use shall with “we”.

7. Ram _will_ not going to Mumbai next week.
→ ❗Wait — this sentence has a grammar error. It should be:
> Ram _will_ not _go_ to Mumbai next week.
→ Future intention → use will.
*(Note: “will not going” is incorrect — must be “will not go”)*

8. Tom _will_ graduate on next Saturday.
→ Future event → use will.
*(Also note: “on next Saturday” → better as “next Saturday” — no “on” needed.)*

9. They _will_ go to cinema next week.
→ Future plan → use will.

10. Tomorrow, you _will_ climb to the top of Mt. Everest.
→ Prediction or command (depending on tone) → use will.

11. They _will_ have good time together.
→ Future prediction → use will.
*(Also: “have a good time” — article missing)*

12. I _will_ become a doctor.
→ Personal ambition/future goal → use will.

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## 🟩 Final Answer Key:

1. will
2. will
3. will
4. Will
5. shall
6. Shall
7. will *(and correct verb: “go” instead of “going”)*
8. will
9. will
10. will
11. will *(and correct phrase: “a good time”)*
12. will

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## 💡 Bonus Tip:
In exams or grammar exercises like this, if you’re unsure:
- Use “will” for most sentences (it’s safe and modern).
- Use “shall” only when:
- It’s a suggestion with “we” → *Shall we...?*
- It’s asking for permission/advice with “I” → *Shall I open the window?*

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✔ So, your completed worksheet should look like this:

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Fill in the blanks with Shall or Will

1. I will never sell birds now.
2. We will come tomorrow probably.
3. Nobody will ever know what happened to her.
4. Will you send me the bill, please?
5. Let’s go for a walk, shall we?
6. Shall we go somewhere else?
7. Ram will not go to Mumbai next week. *(corrected verb)*
8. Tom will graduate next Saturday. *(removed “on”)*
9. They will go to cinema next week.
10. Tomorrow, you will climb to the top of Mt. Everest.
11. They will have a good time together. *(added “a”)*
12. I will become a doctor.

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