Making and responding to request

A request is asking someone to do a favor or for something. It’s important to be polite when doing so. Making and responding to a request can be done in different ways. The following lines will show you how.

Making Request

• Could you, please…….?
• Can you………….?
• Will you……….?
• Do …….(something)…… for me, please.
• Is there any chance you could…?
• Do …….(something)…… for me, will you?
• Do you think you could………?
• Could you possibly…….?
• I wonder if you could possibly………?
• Do you mind (verb+ing)………? (it is like saying: Is there a problem if….?)
• Would you mind (verb+ing)………? (it is like saying: Is there a problem if….?)

Responding to request

Accepting request

• Yes, sure.
• Sure.
• Yes, of course.
• Certainly yes.
• With pleasure.
• Sure, don’t worry.
• Sure, no problem.

Refusing request

• Oh sorry, I can’t.
• I just can’t, I am sorry.
• I am afraid, but I can’t.
• Certainly not.

Examples:

Speaker 1:Could you please help me with this exercise?
Speaker 2: Yes, of course.

Speaker 3: Do you mind going with me to the market?
Speaker 4: No, I don’t mind (accepting request)

Speaker 5: Would you mind giving your brother a lift downtown?
Speaker 6:Yes. (refusing request).

Speaker 7: I wonder if you could possibly repair this engine?
Speaker 8: Sure, don’t worry