Now, we shall learn how to use ‘shall be’ in a negative sentence to talk about continuous action in the future.
Formation of a sentence using ‘shall be’
In this sentence, ‘shall not be’ is used with another verb.
The formation of this sentence is as follows:
The sentence will be in the form:
- Subject (I/we) + shall not be (shan’t be) + present participle of the main verb+ other words + full stop (.)
∗ Keep in mind that the contraction form ‘shan’t’ is not used in formal writing.
Examples of ‘shall be’ in a negative sentence
Let’s see how to use ‘shall be’ in the negative sentences with some examples.
Here are some examples. The formation is as above.
Have a look-
- I shall not (shan’t) be painting my house in blue colour.
- We shall not (shan’t) be managing the wedding ceremony.
- I shall not (shan’t) be waiting for him.
- I shall not (shan’t) be wiping the floor.
- We shall not (shan’t) be performing Shakespeare’s drama on stage.
- I shall not (shan’t) be filling the bottles with water.
- We shall not (shan’t) be standing by you.
- I shall not (shan’t) be arranging my cupboard tomorrow.
- I shall not (shan’t) be serving water to all guests.
- I shall not (shan’t) be sailing a boat in the evening.
- I shall not (shan’t) be writing a documentary on paranormal activities.
- We shall not (shan’t) be fetching water from the well.
- I shall not (shan’t) be attending the society meeting.
- I shall not (shan’t) be searching for information on insects.
- I shall not (shan’t) be wearing a white dress on Independence Day.
- I shall not (shan’t) be closing this chapter.
- I shall not (shan’t) be discussing an event.
- I shall not (shan’t) be solving that issue thoroughly.
- I shall not (shan’t) be asking her for my help.
- I shall not (shan’t) be taking my son with me.
- We shall not (shan’t) be collecting garbage from the corners of the garden.
- I shall not (shan’t) be typing my article on Monday.
- I shall not (shan’t) be working on my new project.
- I shall not (shan’t) be covering all my torn books.
- I shall not (shan’t) be spending my holiday at my home.
- I shall not (shan’t) be returning his money tomorrow.
- I shall not (shan’t) be following your instructions.
- We shall not (shan’t) be receiving his mail about the meeting.
- I shall not (shan’t) be allowing students to play on the ground.
- We shall not (shan’t) be raising funds for orphans.
Related Lessons-
- use of will be in continuous action
- negative sentences
- Use of shall be in future continuous action
- use of shall be in questions
- affirmative answers
