- May I ( please ) borrow your book ?
- Could I borrow your book ?
- Can I borrow your book ?
- Might I borrow your book ?
b. Polite request with ‘you’ as the subject
- Will you open the door ?
- Would you open the door ?
- Could you open the door ?
- Can you open the door ?
c. Polite request with ‘would you mind’
- Would you mind if I closed the door?
- Would you mind closing the door?
- Selain menggunakan modal aux. Kita juga bisa menggunakan would you mind if / would you mind.
- Untuk meminta ijin untuk melakukan sesuatu, kita menggunakan would you mind if diikuti simple past ( Subject – Verb bentuk II )
- Untuk meminta seseorang melakukan sesuatu, kita menggunakan would you mind diikuti gerund ( Verb – ing )
d. Typical responses
( + ) certainly, yes certainly, of course, sure, yes I would be happy to, no not at all, no of course not, no I’d be happy to
( - ) sorry, I’m afraid I can’t, no, never, no you can not
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