You want to leave work early because you have some important things to do.What do you ask your boss?(Do you think I...?)
Do you think I could leave (work) early?
You've got a pound note but you need some change.You ask somebody to help you. (Can you...?)
Can you change a pound?
You're in a car with a friend, who is driving.He is going to park the car but there is a No Parking sign.You see the sign and say:....
You can't park here.
You want to invite someone to come and stay with you for the weekend.(Would you like...?)
Would you like to come and stay (withme) for the weekend?
You have a car and you want to give somebody a lift. What do you say? (Can I...?)
Can I give / offer you a lift?
You want to borrow your friend's camera. What do you say to him/her?(Could I...?)
Could I borrow your camera?
There is a concert on tonight and you are going with some friends.You think Tom would enjoy it too.Invite him.
Would you like to come to a/the concert tonight?
You are sitting in a crowded bus.There is an old lady standing.Offer her your seat.
Would you like a seat?/Would you like to sit down?/Can I offer you a seat?
You're on a train.The woman next to you has finished reading her newspaper.Now you want to have a look at it/What do you say?
Can/Could/Vay I have a look at your newspaper?/Do you think I could have a look...?
You have to go to the airport but you don't know how to get there. You ask a passer-by. (Could you...?)
Could you tell me how to gat to the airport?/Could you tell me the way to the airport?
You have to carry some heavy boxes upstairs.Ask someone to help you.
Do you think you could give me a hand with these boxes?
A friend has just come to see you in your flat. Offer him something to drink.
Would you like a drink? / Would you like something to drink? / Would you like a.../some...?/Can I get you a drink/ something to drink?
You're in the post office.You want three stamps for Japan.What do you say?
Can /Could/May I have three stamps for Japan?
You need a match to light your cigarette.You haven't got any but the man sitting next to you has some.What do you ask him?
Can/Could you give me a light?/Can/Could/May I have a light?
The person in the next room has music on very loud.How do you ask him politely to turn it down?(Do you think you...?)
Do you think you could turn it/the music down?
You are telephoning the owner of a flat which was advertised in a newspaper.You are interested in the flat and you want to come and see it today.(Do youthink I...?)
Do you think I could come and see it/the flat today?
You want your friend to show you how to change the film in your camera.What do you say to him/her?
Can/Could you show me how to change the film?/Do you think you could show me how...?
You are at an interview. you want to smoke a cigarette.What do you ask first? (May I...?)
May I smoke?
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