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Flashcards by Byron José Belloso Mejía , updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Byron José Belloso Mejía
about 2 years ago
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| A modal is a type of auxiliary (helping) verb that is used to express: ability, possibility, permission, request, obligation, suggestion, among others. Modal verbs are always followed by the base form of any verb. Pattern for questions: [modal verb] + [subject] + [main verb] Could you open the window? Modals of polite requests: Would Could Will Can | |
| “Would you mind + gerund” to ask for a request Would you mind giving me a raid to work Would you mind sending that mail for me? I need to send it ASAP The word “please” makes the request more polite and less direct. | |
| How should polite requests be responded? There are many ways in which we can respond politely to a request... | Positive answers: Formal answers: I’d be happy/glad to___ my pleasure I can certainly do that for you. Yes/sure here you go Yes I can, yes definitely. Informal answers: Sure, okay, sure thing, uh-huh (means yes.) Negative answers: Formal answers: I’m sorry; I can’t. I’m busy right now. I’d like to, but I can’t. I’d love to, but I’m busy. I'm afraid I can't. Informal answers: I’m not sure; of course not! |
| Take me to the university. | Would you mind taking me to the university, please? |
| Return these books to the library for me. | Can you return these books to the library for me, please? |
| Help me to clean the house before my parents get home | Could you please help me to clean the house before my parents get home? |
| Bring me a cup of coffee with sweet bread. | Would you mind bringing me a cup of coffee with sweet bread, please? |
| Buy the pupusas for me. | Can you buy the pupusas for me? |
| Let me use your headphones. | Can you please let me use your headphones? |
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