Requesting Click for Audio Informal Please . . . Would you . . . Could you . . . Would you please . . . . Could you possibly . . . Would you mind (V+ing) . . . Could you do me a favor? Formal Could I ask you to . . . Would you mind if I asked you to . . . Would you be so kind as to . . . For Conversation practice: Speaking Situations: Requesting See also: Grammar: Common Modal Usage

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