Practice making polite requests
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| Do you know how to make polite requests in English? |
| Welcome to Three Step English Practice by EnglishClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to make polite requests in English. |
| Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
| Two people are having a conversation. |
| It would be great if you sent those to me as soon as possible. |
| No problem. What about the outstanding invoices from last month? |
| I would appreciate it if you forwarded those to me as well. |
| Notice the past forms we used in this dialogue: sent, forwarded. They don't mean past time here, simply making the request sound more tentative and courteous. |
| Remember the main pattern we've learned? |
| Subject + would + bare infinitive phrase, + if + past tense clause |
| And the alternative version? |
| If + past tense clause, + subject + would + bare infinitive phrase. |
| Let’s practice this grammar more in this lesson. |
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