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MODAL VERBS TO MAKE REQUEST
USE:
Modal verbs are used in English to make polite requests. The lesson below shows you how to use modal verbs for requests can help you communicate in English.
Can & Could
Can and Could are modal verbs used to make requests. Here is the structure:
Can/Could + Subject + Verb
EXAMPLES:
Can you pass the salt please?
Could you bring your book tomorrow?
DIFERENCE
Can is less polite than Could.
CAN:
is used to make basic requests from a friend or co-worker. It is often used for small things.
Can you pass the juice?
Could is more polite than can, but has the same function:
EXAMPLE:
Could you help me with my homework Mr. Johnston?
WOULD & WOULD YOU MIND
WOULD. Would is used to make polite requests in English. The structure is as follows:
Would + Verb + ING
EXAMPLE: would you close the window
WOULD YOU MIND: Would YOU MIND is used to make polite requests in English. The structure is as follows:
Do you mind if + infinitive.
Would you mind + gerund.
EXAMPLE: Would you mind closing the door?
WILL
Use will When you want to suggest that a speaker does something voluntarily. That is, those actions that the speaker offers to do for someone else:
ESTRUCTURE: Subject + will + "main verb in infinitive
EXAMPLE: will you change my cell phone?
