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!”

Which is more polite 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 . . .

Is could you please correct grammar?

“Could you please,” is correct, assuming this is either for a more formal conversation (such as to a professor), or a formal writing (for an academic piece of work/letter).

Can you or could you or would you?

If we assume that the speaker has no reason to doubt the other person's ability to write their name, then "would" is the better word choice. The most proper way to use these words is to use "could" if you're not sure if the person is able to do something.

Is it polite to say would you please?

Abhishek Srivastava asked: Should I use "Could you please..." or "Would you please..."? Both of these choices are polite ways to ask someone to do something, as in: Could you please email me the directions to your house? Would you please email me the directions to your house?

Use of could you please/would you please

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 please vs May you please?

While “can” and “may” are present tense modal verbs, “could” is a past tense modal verb. Generally speaking, “could” is more polite than “can, and we consider “may” to be the most polite (source). While we often use “could” for the past tense or the conditional mood, we can also use it to form requests for the present.

Could or would use?

Could, would, and should are all used to talk about possible events or situations, but each one tells us something different. Could is used to say that an action or event is possible. Would is used to talk about a possible or imagined situation, and is often used when that possible situation is not going to happen.

Could VS would polite request?

When it comes to requests, we can use both could and would, but could is more formal and polite than would. While making polite requests, could is used with suggestions, as it indicates a possibility. On the contrary, would is used with offers or invites, because it is more usual.

Can you please help me or could you please 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 ?

Would you and could you difference?

“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!”

Would you please in a sentence?

Would you please stay there? "Mothers, would you please get out! Would you please repeat the question…? Now would you please buy our shares.

What to use instead of could you please?

Can you do me a favor or could you do me a favor?

Both of them are good, but 'could' is more polite. Can is more informal, and is 80% strong.

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 and 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.

Would or could when asking a question?

When making general polite suggestions or asking a question, both could and can are possible ("Excuse me, can/could you tell me what time it is?"). Would is a little easier to understand because it is not related to could or can, and its uses are more specific.

Could VS would be able to?

Could and would are related, but they mean different things. Could expresses possibility, while would expresses certainty and intent. A good way to remember the differences between these two words is simply to bring each word back to its root verb. Could is the past tense of can.

Would in grammar use?

would is the past tense form of will. Because it is a past tense, it is used: to talk about the past. to talk about hypotheses (when we imagine something)

Could in a sentence example?

[M] [T] I could swim well even when I was a child. [M] [T] She thought she could get him to like her. [M] [T] She was so angry that she could not speak. [M] [T] Could you please repeat what you just said?

How do you use would in a sentence?

Conditional sentences

We often use would (or the contracted form 'd) in the main clause of a conditional sentence when we talk about imagined situations: If we had left earlier, we would have been able to stop off for a coffee on the way. If we went to Chile, we'd have to go to Argentina as well. I'd love to see both.

How do you politely ask for something?

Could you vs May I?

The main difference between Could and May is that 'Could' can be used when a third modal wants to seek permission, but when it comes to using 'May', only the letter 'I' can be used as the subject at the time of wanting to seek permission. 'Could' is a model verb that is used for expressing permission or a request.

Would you meaning?

—used to express one's feeling that someone has behaved wrongly.