c Casual and short requests:

c •etting attention
c Úupportive moves (optional)
c dhe head act + subjunctive
c dhanking

c Careful and long requests:

c •etting attention
c Úmall talk (optional)
c Úupportive moves
c ead acts + subjunctive
c dhanking
c Closing the conversation (optio
c When you ask someone to do something for you, or ask if you can do
something, it's important to sound polite. Here are some of the common
ways that you can do this.
c Asking someone to do something for you
c "Could you open the door for me, please?"
"Would you mind opening the door for me, please?"
"Can you open the door for me, please?"
c Note: {
 and { are followed by the verb without  .
c 


 is followed by the verb and 
.
c Asking if you can do something
c "Can I use your computer, please?"
"Could I borrow some money from you, please?"
"Do you mind if I turn up the heating?"
"Would you mind if I turned up the heating?"
c Note: Ê
 is more polite that {.
c 0 


 is followed by the verb in the present tense, but
c 



 is followed by the verb in the past tense.
c When you're using these two sentences, you don't use ñ. It's
already polite!
c hen you ask someone to do something for you, or ask if you can do
something, it's important to sound polite. ere are some of the common ways
that you can do this.

c 
  
   
c ¦Could you open the door for me, please?¦
c ¦ould you mind opening the door for me, please?¦
c ¦Can you open the door for me, please?'
c Ú 
 

and  are followed by the verb without .


is followed by the verb and.
c 

  
c ¦Can I use your computer, please?¦
c ¦Could I borrow some money from you, please?¦
c ¦ o you mind if I turn up the heating?¦
c ¦ould you mind if I turned up the heating?¦
c Ú 
  : Ê
is more polite that .
 c 0
 is followed by the verb in the     , but 


 is followed by the verb in the    .
c hen you're using these two sentences, don't use  . It's already polite
enough!

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tough, careless, practical, sensible, independent, strong-minded, stupid dull, boring,
imaginative, ambitious, crafty, sensitive, gentle, naive generous, loyal, self-controlled, moody,
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