Could you or can you or would you? “Would you” is correct, because you are asking if someone will do something and not whether they can do it. “Would you” also sounds more polite than “Could you.” “Would you” and “Could you” are equally polite and valid ways to make a request.
Which is better can you or would you?
But I would suppose that “would” is more polite, because it expresses the idea of probability, and of willingness, and of the desire that something be done, whereas “could” is more in the realm of ability (yes I can). And according to the American Heritage Dictionary, “would” is used to make a polite request.
Can you please or could you 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 . . .
Should you say could or would?
Could you vs Can you meaning?
The word ‘can’ is also a verb which means to put something in a container, to stop something, or to fire someone from a job. The word ‘could’ means the same as the auxiliary form of the word ‘can’: the ability to do something. However, it is the past tense form of the word. “I can sing.”
Would you help me or could you help me?
Feel free to just provide example sentences. Would you help me is asking if the person is willing to help you. And could you help me is asking if the person is able to help to.
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?
Could you vs Could you please?
We also use ‘could’ to ask permission; it is more polite or formal than ‘can’. Changing the word order to “could you please” is no more or less polite ” it’s a matter of style. whether requests starting with “Please can/could you…” render the same degree of politeness as those that start with “Could you please…”.
Could you or can you more polite?
To answer the question: “could” definitely sounds slightly more polite than “can” to a native speaker since it is less direct and more deferential as a result. “Could” is a form of “can”, so both are technically asking “are you able to…”. This is not the difference between the two.
Could you kindly or could you please?
Usually, you would not need to use both of these in the same sentence. Please and kindly are both used to be more polite to other people. Having them together would only make sense if you really wanted to emphasize how important it was to be polite.
Is could you please rude?
“Can” and “could” are both equally polite ” the key word is “please”, which is present in both sentences.
Could or 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!”
Could and would Examples?
Could VS would in questions?
Could you in a sentence?
This question is used to make a request or to ask for help or a favor. Could you tell me your name? Could you help me? Could you check my answer to see if it is right?
Would you or will you?
Many English learners get will and would confused because they’re used in very similar situations. But they’re not the same. The main difference between will and would is that will is used for real possibilities while would is used for imagined situations in the future.
Can or could exercise?
Could you help vs Can you help?
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 ?
Would you meaning?
How do you politely ask for help?
Can we get or could we get?
The modal verbs can and could represent the ability of a person or thing in doing something. However, there is a difference in their usage, as ‘can’ is used in present situation, whereas we can use ‘could’ for talking about a past ability. Both are followed by a base form of the verb.
Would you will you?
Would you? is generally considered more polite and indirect than will you?. So a parent is more likely to say will you? to a child and would you? to a friend.
Is Would you mind rude?
You can use the phrases “Would you mind” and “Do you mind” + -ing form to ask someone politely to do things. Hiwever, the phrase “Would you mind” is more polite and common (Cambridge).
Could you do meaning?
1)For something that is possible or to show that somebody has the ability to do something in the present and future.
Can could grammar?
Be able to is possible in all tenses ” but “can” is possible only in the present and “could” is possible only in the past for ability. In addition, “can” and “could” have no infinitive form. So we use be able to when we want to use other tenses or the infinitive.
Could vs CAN meaning?
Both ‘can’ and ‘ could’ are modal verbs that refer to ‘a possibility’, ‘ability’ or ‘capacity’. ‘Can’ refers to a general truth or something that has a strong possibility. ‘Could’ refers to something that has a weak possibility, or something that might happen, but not necessarily a general truth.
What to use instead of could you please?
Is could you please a question?
6. Many polite requests or instructions are made in the form of a question. But because they are not really questions, they do not take a question mark: Could you please send me your catalogue.
Can you tell me or could you tell me?
Is it May you or can you?
May is the more formal word, and if you are at all concerned about being tut-tutted, a safe choice. Can is now the verb of choice for ability, and both can and may are still used in the “possibility” sense. You may use can if you wish, and you can use may if it makes you feel better.
Could and would polite requests?
When making polite requests, the modals ‘could’ and ‘would’ are very useful. Starting your request with these two modals immediately makes your request a lot more polite. Another word that’s often used when making a polite request is ‘please’.
Would be or could be?
How do you use would?
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.
Could have and would have difference?
Could have is an expression that is used to describe or express a possibility of something happening. On the other hand, the word would have is an expression used to describe or express the certainty of an event or a happening.
Would you instead of can you?
Often (in American English) both phrases are used interchangeably, but in some contexts the second sentence, “Can you…” is used to determine a person’s capability, rather than their willingness to do something.
Could you or can you which is more polite?
could is more formal and polite than can: Could I ask a question please? Could we go home now?