[General] Do you have time? Shall we.....

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Silverobama

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This dialog was between my friend Amy and I.

Silver: Hey, Amy. How have you been?
Amy: Good.
Silver: Do you have time? Shall we go eat pizza tonight together?

Is my italic sentence natural?
 

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This dialog was between my friend Amy and [STRIKE]I[/STRIKE] me.

Silver: Hey, Amy. How have you been?
Amy: Good.
Silver: Do you have time [STRIKE]? Shall we[/STRIKE] to go and/to eat pizza [STRIKE]tonight[/STRIKE] together tonight?

Is my italic sentence natural?

See above.
 

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This dialog was between my friend Amy and me.

Silver: Hey, Amy. How have you been?
Amy: Good.
Silver: Do you have time? Shall we go eat pizza tonight together?

Is my italic sentence natural?

It's OK, but more common would be "Should we go eat.....".
 
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Not in British English.
 
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