Core of the lesson about "Modals of polite requests" for Intensive Intermediate English II group #3
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Schließen
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Erstellt von Byron José Belloso Mejía
vor fast 3 Jahre
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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
How should polite requests be responded?
There are many ways in which we can respond politely to a request...
Take me to the university.
Return these books to the library for me.
Help me to clean the house before my parents get home
Bring me a cup of coffee with sweet bread.
Buy the pupusas for me.
Let me use your headphones.
