How to Ask Permission Politely in English – CAN, COULD, MAY, and DO YOU MIND

That’s nice. Sometimes i have troubles to ask somethings using (can, could, may), now is clearly to me.

Hi Alex

Your video was very nice and intersting. I hope you could do some video with the usage of words “must”, “should” and “have to”. I always have problem how I should use those word.

Thank you for your lesson

Raul

Hello~~this is my first time to watch your video lesson, it’s very interesting it can help me to build my english, thank you….

Alex, Thanks alot for a nice lesson,

useful to understand english more.

Alex thanks a lot

Alex nice presentation, you can include other modul auxialaries, how does it help asking permission?

hi Alex…nice job!
however, my student said that she learned from her studies that the most polite way to ask permission is …..do you mind if i borrow your pencil…..how do you think???

This lesson was really interesting. I have a question,though.
Is it possible to answer: “Sure” to a question beginning by “Do you mind if I….?”

Hello, Alex

Can I borrow your pencil?(permission)

Can you sing?( request)

Is it true that we use the pronoun”I” to ask for permission and the pronoun”you” to ask for requaest with the modal verb ”can”.
i will be very grateful if you answer my question.

Hello, Alex!
The lesson is really great!!! The explanation is so simple and clear, that even a beginner will understand it easily!

How can I ask permission from the teacher to leave the class in the middle of the lecture, as I must arrive somewhere else?

Hi Alex! Your lessons are very, very clear to understand. You are a fantastic teacher. Congratulations!

these lessons are very useful for me and my students. i would like to say thanks so much. umm..

Hi,
you are very good
Mano

Alex.Thanks a lot.You did great job.But actally I cant see diferents between could or may.

i want to learn english lesson but i dont know how do to learn

your lessons is very nice and we quickly understand everything from you
you are amazing teacher
thank you
best regards

Alex.Thanks a lot.You did great job.But actally I cant see diferents between could or may.
your lessons is very nice and we quickly understand everything from you,
Excellent class
THANK YOU
JOSE

nice lesson alex.

Thanks Alex, it’s helpfull

Its so helpful to me in Indian school scholar examination.Thank you very much.

Hi Alex,
I really like your lessons, definitely those that use in conversations. Actually I’m a newcomer to Canada and it is very vital for me to handle with English as soon as possible. Do you mind introducing some books to help me? And also I have another question. what is the deference between “Do you mind” and ” Would you mind”.
Thank you.

Thank you, Alex! Very good lesson. For me it was always difficult to understand “do you mind”, but now it`s clear.

you really good teacher and i like your methods

khalid
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Thanks! I have been arguing with my friends the most polite way to ask for permission. They don’t believe me. Here you hit the nail on the head!!
Will watch more of your lessons and recommend them to others.

Dear Sir,
I have problem I can’t understand the word like when it is used in the starting of a sentence. For example, Like my father she gets up early in the morning. Please tell what is the word “like” in parts of speech in the above example?
I would be highly thankful to you if you kindly teach me about the word “like” with examples.
Ali.

hi teatcher im very happy to send you and may allah to help us THANKS your saudi student

nise lesson thank you very much.

Hello,
This is my first time to watch engvid.com videos. It is really a wonderful and powerful webside.I would like to thank you Mr. Alex your video was easy and gave me a good idea about how to use the above auxiliaries. I have a little problem about how to use the present perfet and the present perfect continuous. Do you mind if you explain me what is the different between them? What is the different in the meaning between “I have been studying English for 8 years” and I have studied English for 8 years”
Thank

Like you!!!! :-*

I like your lesson very much. Thanks for your teaching.

hello really now i undrstand which polite words use d for permission .Thank u and rest of engvid teachers.with best wishes to all

thanks teacher taht was really amaising and so simple.every thing is clear

Thank you sir, your lectures are very simple & easy to understand….

Thanks a lot, I never thought about,I used can I in every situation

thank you mr alex,very good lesson,god bless you

thank you alex. i learned something again.

Hi
What is difference between will and will be

hi sir.thanks for lessons plz how meet you on the skpe lessons thank you .

Hi ,Alex
Can i say you are polite teacher .

hi how are things please present new teach

thank you very much i start stadying english and ilearn much with you you are a good teacher.

Hello teacher!! i just wanna tell u that u r an excellent teacher, i like ur teaching method. Well i have a question, what is the difference between can i borrow ur pencil? and can u lend me ur pencil? (borrow, lend) ,, i hope u can answer it .. take care ..

I like the way you teach and it seems to be very simple and easy to understand for everybody. Just wanna say it thank you.

I like the way you teach and it seems to be very simple and easy to understand for everybody. Just wanna say thank you.

Nice vidio thanks for teaching us.

Nice explaine

ilike the way you teach and it seems to be very simple and easy to understand for everybody. Just wanna say it thank you.

hi how are you diong to cheach actualy when iam very happing to heart your study ,well i wanna say you thank you so much about any act and i tell you please continue on that way becouse you became for me good tcheacher,and i wish you have good luck with your life,i hope so , actualy when you are speaking ,iam undersand anything ,but sometime to be stuped ,when i speak with my someone i say ,that,in fact sometime i have some problem about prononted , i was learning enghlish in my coutry marroco ,but when i came to amreca ,i found some problem about it,but i wanna ask you about that ,how can i get enghlsh very quucly ? and when i speak ,i have to reaspect rules or not ,thank you so much,iam waiting for awnsrn me

Thanks for the lesson Alex..
=D

hello!
your video it’s very interensting but…
Can I say?
“No,I wouldn’t mind”

Thanks for your video!!I’m begginger,I have 1 months studying English.Excuse me if my grammar is bad.

Hey Alex You teach better than my teacher and i really understood everything thank you Benny:)

nice and thnks

You are a good teacher and you have good method to explain something.

Ahmad
Saudi Arabia

You are a wonderful English teacher Alex. Now I know the difference between may, can and could. Remarkable video!!! take care.

hello everybody i want just tp say that there is a mistake in this lesson mr Alex could you check please in this “do you mind if you i borrowed not borrow ” and excuse me for this comment…

hey alex.. you are a good teacher.. but i dnt still get it what’s the difference among the three.. can u explaun it further?

how about when u say would u mind? wht does it mean?

hello! sir I Really want to watch this video lesson but their is an error cccured , what should i do now?

Thank you so much Alex for your kind teaching method and very clear sound with sweet example. please keep it up more video to help a as me guys..

Do you mind if i tell you that your lessons are great??
i love what you and your friend doing! Good luck

Hi Alex

Just wanted to say that you have a very good way of explaining things. I wish i could do that in my classes.

hi sir………..very good lesson but can you tell me use of could?…….

Hi Alex, very nicely explained lesson. The way you teach is awesome. I especially like your accent and clear voice. Are all these lessons downloadable too?
Thanks!

Hi Alex, i have recently watch your videos and i found them wonderful and outstanding lessons. i wish you the best success and hope to have more lessons in the future. M. Munir, Afghanistan

Hello Alex
Would you mind if I want to have your email?

that’s v nice and v help full for me

hi Mr. Alex thank you so much
good lesson sir .
i have question my question is can you more what is different may can and could ? i know it’s same with permission . but i need more action

thanks alex for the lesson im still waiting for for more videos thanks again from
UZBEKISTAN – CHAGAEV

Hi Alex,
Your lessons help me alot. I have a question regarding this lesson. If non english doctor is talking to any english tourist how can he ask about his problem? what should he use? `can´or `could´? For Example: Can u blink your eyes or Could you blink your eyes?
Pls reply soon

I’m Italian. If I don’t know how to say or ask something in English, could I say, “Can I speak in Italian?” instead of “Can I speak Italian?” (that is, can I use the Italian language)?
Thanks a lot.

Mr. Alex,
which do you think is more correct for students at school:

“May I go out, please?”
“Can I go out, please?”
“Could I go out, please?”

Thanks a lot. You’re always most helpful.

thank you very much professor truth served me well thanks

I like English’s classroom because the teacher is very amusing and she has a good dynamics.

Mucho Gracias !!

I was hoping this would be a joke grammer vid about people who do what they like in the office and steal my blooming pens.

No offence Alex but if someone came up to you in the office and said “Alex, can I please borrow this pen quickly” and you replied “IT’S MAY I!!!!!” I hope they slap you.

Thanks I like This Video So mache <3
you ar

Thank you !

this is very helpful to those people who wants to learn English…I’m so glad i found this site… Thanks a lot!

sir you are good teacher Thank you

Hi,could you give us explain about all of polite request plz such as : could i possibility or would you mind + ing

I would like to know more about,COMING and GOING.

Thanks

hi alex , nice to know u .. im nurul from indonesia .. i want teach speak english very well for my study … thank you

Hi alex
My english is not very good. but i very much keen to learn English. i seek very sites to learn english but i could not sucess.can you help me about this????

Alex
i want to send a email to my Boss to go home early could you help me????

i need to request to my guide permission to go home can you pls help me

Nice post. I was watching continuously this site and I’m impressed! Extremely useful info specifically the last part I care for such info much. I was looking for this specific info for a long time. Thanks and best of luck.

I know these words are for requesting for sth..but only by this lesson i have got actual differences between them..thanks Alex..

Many thanks to you! You a good teacher.

do you can explain to me about cause and effects?If this is possible.Many thanks to you.

thanks it is very important lessen keep it up

i have a proble with that :))))))) Thank youuuu :))

Sir, i’m 4m India(Kolkata) I’s osm…an Thanks to every pepole link wid engvid.com….
Thanks Sir

I had an issue with my boss woth regard to this topic. He said “Can I have this document?” and I answered ” yes you may”. He said I was being inapropriate because I should I answered “yes you can” and by saying may (which I most often use u=in this type of situation)I implied that I was not happy to give it to him.
Can you help with the various underlined meaning of the answers these respective permission questions?
Thank you.

thank you teacher It was so clear lesson please would you mind taking about the relative clauses of time because I have very big problem in this grammer and please I have another request about how can I read the name of the persons in good why and without mistake in the pronunciation thanks again

I am a Korean English Teacher. This is a great lesson!!

Thank you for your teaching. I think it’s more interesting if you tell us how to answer these questions of asking for permission with YES and NO, especially the answers to the question ” Do you mind if I borrow your pencil?” . Do you mind giving your explanation in the next lesson, Alex? Thanks again.

thank you

Great job! I enjoyed your lesson.

thanks sir, I want to know more about English even thought a little…

Alex,
I learned from one of the lessons in engvid after “Do you mind ” it should be in ing form ( say do you mind borrowing …)but in your lession you used if borrow. could you please clarify please.

thx Alex

Dear Alex ,
Do you mind if I ask a doubt?
If your reply is “No”, then I could go ahead.
I suppose it will be “No” because you are a pleasant teacher.

Please clarify on the below query.

A:Who can do this job?
B:I can do .
C:I could do that.

I understand from the above conversation that B is confidant to do that job whereas C is not sure (possibilities).

Could you clarify?

Hi Alex it was really a very interesting and but it doesn’t include all information about asking permission I wonder if you could give more lessons?

Good job Alex.

Thank you for this awesome lesson,,i have a Question,what is the difference between “Would you Mind if i borrow your pencil” and “Would you mind allowing me to use your DVD player” as example,,,,,,,when i use the V.(The first Ex),and the Verb+ing,,,,which is more polite?

Alex. Thank you very much but I can’t distinguish ” Do you mind…” and ” would you mind ” Do they have the same usage ? Wait for your response ……Love you…..

Thank you, teacher

is it correct to ask “may i ask how should I do that?” I don’t know if this sentence is 100% grammatically correct. Thanks for your lesson!

I don’t understand the difference between should have, may have, must have , could have . can you help me please .

hello alex nice job
but i would like to ask u if i said would u give me your pencil what do u think it should be more polite than others or not?

Hi allex ,I not understand The 1question ,could you answer me?

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Thx alot for all !! can we say ‘yes u could!’ or’ no u couldn’t’ if someone asks permission using could . Thx in advance Sir!

Thanks for your lesson about “ASKING PERMISSION”

bad teacher. would u mind if i borrowed a pencil? that’s true sentence.