Modal Verbs Polite

Where do you place the modal in a question?

• I may borrow your keys?

• I borrow may your keys?

• May I borrow your keys?

• I borrow your keys may?

Identify the modal which is used to express a polite request?

• Would you pass me the salt?

• Can you pass me the salt?

• Will you pass me the salt?

• Must you pass me the salt?

Complete this sentence by using a modal to express a polite request.

_______ you drive me to my friend's house?

How to express your politeness?

• Get me the water!

• Would you get me the water, please?

• Can you get me the water?

• Will you get the water?

How to express your politeness?

• May I go to the toilet, please?

• I want to go to the toilet.

• Let me go to the toilet!

• I can't bear it anymore.

This is the way how you ask something politely.

• Pass me those sugar!

• Can you pass those sugar for me?

• Would you pass those sugar, please?

• I need those sugar, please!

Make this sentence a question:

She could drive us.

• She could drive us?

• Could she drive us.

• Could us she drive?

• Could she drive us?

I left my wallet at home. ....... I borrow $10?

• Might

• Ought

• Could

• Should

How to ask for permission politely 🤔

• May I use the computer?

• Should I use the computer?

• Do I have to use the computer?

1) ________ I ask you a question, please? (Polite)

• Can

• Could

• May

• Would