1. Could / Would you do me a favour? Sometimes we want to be polite and ask someone if they are willing to help out in the first place.
2. Could I ask / bother / trouble you + infinitive?
3. Could you / Would you + base form of verb + please?
4. Could you + possibly + verb?
5. Would you mind + verb-ing?

Is Please can you a question?

“Can” and “could” are both equally polite – the key word is “please”, which is present in both sentences. The sentence beginning with “please can…” is a question, and it should have a question mark. It is a mistake/omission by the writer.

Can you help me or help me?

‘Can you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone you know is capable of ‘helping you’. ‘Could you help me ? ‘ is a question for someone, whose ability to help is in doubt, and you’re asking whether – if they can help, would they ?

How do you say need help in email?

Follow these steps to ask for help using email:

1. Use a clear, direct subject line.
2. Greet your reader.
3. Establish your credibility.
4. Put the question in the first or second sentence.
5. Use a call to action to clarify the next steps.
6. Make your email easy to read.
7. Give your reader a deadline.
8. Close the email politely and thoughtfully.

Can I please or could I please?

Both are correct. The first is more direct, and the second is more polite. Could you please . . . gives slightly more room for refusal than Can you please . . .

Could sentences examples in English?

Could sentence example

• I wish you could hear yourself talking.
• What could he do about it but lose more sleep?
• How could she blame him?
• How could he find out?
• I never thought I could do it.
• I had let so much gas out of my balloon that I could not rise again, and in a few minutes the earth closed over my head.

Can polite request example?

A third modal for making polite requests is could. For example, “Could I please have some water?” Could is the past tense of can. However, when asking for permission, could does not have a past tense meaning.

What can I say instead of ask?

Some common synonyms of ask are inquire, interrogate, query, and question.

How do I ask for help?

Here are some things to keep in mind when you’re learning to ask for help:

1. Demonstrate you’ve tried.
2. Seek collaboration.
3. Be specific.
4. Stay engaged.
5. Know that most people enjoy helping.
6. Ask privately, praise publicly.
7. Give help to get help.

How do you use please in a sentence?

Please is an adverb that functions as an interjection in polite requests. It can go at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence….At the beginning of the sentence

1. Please, can you spare some money for gas?
2. Please can you spare some money for gas?
3. Please, don’t eat my leftovers.
4. Please don’t eat my leftovers.

Can uses and examples?

Present I can play the piano / I can’t play the violin. Past (could) I could play the piano as a child. / I couldn’t play the violin as a child.

Which model used for polite request?

Modals of Polite Request: Would you, Could you, Will you, Can you.

What is a stronger word for request?

Synonyms for request. ask (for), order, put in (for), requisition.