Could you please vs Would you please?
“Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request. “Could you” sounds more polite than “Would you.” “Would you” sounds more insistent and is more often used in angry requests, such as “Would you please hurry up!”
How do you use would in a sentence?
We use would as the past of will, to describe past beliefs about the future: I thought we would be late, so we would have to take the train.
Would you help me or could you help me?
In everyday use, there’s no difference, but if we analyze it, “Will you help me” means either in the next few seconds or sometime in the future. “Would you help me” implies that the help isn’t needed at present, but it could be needed in the future. A:“Could you help me with this?
Could you please vs Would you mind?
Senior Member. “Could you please give” or “Would you mind giving” me a piece of paper? I think “would you mind” is more polite. But in your experience, how often you would use “would you mind ” rather than “could you please” for asking a small favour in your daily life?
Is would a past tense?
Technically, would is the past tense of will, but it is an auxiliary verb that has many uses, some of which even express the present tense.
Is could past tense?
Could is used as the past tense of can when it means that someone had the ability to do something, or that something was possible: The Roman army could march 30 miles in a day.
Could meaning and examples?
The definition of could is often used in the place of “can” to show a little doubt. An example of could is someone asking if they can help someone. An example of could is saying that something is able to happen if someone does something. Simple past tense of can.
Can you or could you?
Both are technically correct, but the “Could you” form is polite (and preferable), while the “Can you” is almost an implied command that leaves no choice to the doer.
Can you please send me or could you please send me?
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 . . .
How to use will, would, might?
CAN Expresses an Ability. Has everyone had an elementary school teacher who answers the question,“Can I go to the bathroom?” with “I don’t know.
Would be able to Vs could?
The State Department has come under heavy criticism from both sides for not doing enough and not acting quickly enough to get people out of the country after the Taliban took control of Kabul, cementing its hold on the country before the completion of the U.S. withdrawal on August 30.
When to use can and could?
When you’re talking about the future, use of can and could tells the reader or listener how likely something is to happen. In many cases, can expresses that something is certain, while could indicates it may or may not happen. For instance, imagine you are saving money to buy a new car.
Would versus could?
Violating that rule would be a misdemeanor, which the city could charge either with civil or criminal action. Steinberg wanted the misdemeanor removed for the city version.
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