Polite Request
What do we use polite requests for?
When we make a request, we ask someone for something, or we ask someone to do something.
What are future predictions used for?
It is used to make predictions that are based on personal judgment, opinion, or intuition, and not on present evidence. It is not known with certainty whether the event will occur or not.
What are the conditionals for?
Describe the outcome of something that could or could have happened but did not happen.
When do we use obligations and permissions?
When we want to express permission, prohibition, obligation or no obligation, we use modal verbs.
What are hypothetical situations?
Are situations that we imagine.
Are there many ways to make requests politely or few?
Many.
Give me a way to say a prediction? I mean what word can you use.
Will.
What do we use in the first conditional?
if + present simple, will + infinitive.
What modal verbs do we use in permissions?
Can, may, could.
Tell me 2 ways to give a hypothetical situation.
What is the most common polite way to use a request? I mean in what ways.
we can use "would you", "would you like" or "could you"
Can you give me an example with will?
I don't think she will come tonight.
What do we use in the second conditional?
if + past simple, would + infinitive.
What modal verbs do we use in obligations?
“Have to“ and “must“.
Give an example with wish.
I wish I had taken my umbrella yesterday.
What ways do we use to request something for you? and which are considered the most educated?
We use "can I", "could I", "may I", "might" and the latter are the most educated.
In the first person what is used instead of will?
Shall.
What do we use in the third conditional?
if + past perfect, would + have + past participle.
Ask me a question of some permission.
Can I sit here?
Give me an example with "if only".
If only I didn’t have to study today.
Give me an example with any polite request mode
Could I ask you the time, please?
Give me an example with shall.
Whatever happens, we shall always be best friends.
An example with the first conditional.
If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
Ask me a question of any obligation.
I have to call my dad. Today is your birthday.
Trick question. Can you imagine in the past?
Yes, in past, present and future.