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me
give him a lift to the Bank,
Could You her please?
get us another cup of coffee,
them

me
close him the door,
Would You her please?
call us at seven AM,
them

Speaking tip: Could is more polite than can.
Could and Can are followed by the verb without „to‟.

There are some words or phrases to use when you want to ask requests. Here are some
and you can start practicing them all:

(Excuse me) Will / would you + V …, please?
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Can / could
Could you possibly + V …, please?
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Would it be possible (for you) to …?
I‟d be very grateful if you could / would …
I would like to know if …

In communication, you also should know how to make request politely. Here are some
ways below:

Polite Form

Would / do you mind + V ing ?
Do you mind if + S + Present Tense
Would you mind if + S + Past Tense
Would you be able to …
I wonder if you‟d mind + V ing
I wonder if you could ….

would …
V2 ………

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