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    This document provides examples of how to ask for and give permission in English. It gives sample phrases for asking permission using "can", "could", and "may" as well as phrases for checking if something is okay like "Do you mind if...". It also gives responses for granting permission such as "Yes, you can" and refusing permission such as "No, you can't". The document notes that "could" is more polite than "can" for asking permission and that "may" is preferred over "can" in formal situations for asking and giving permission.

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    Lesson

    47

    www.inglesparaespanoles.com

    Free English Grammar

    Gramtica Inglesa Gratis

    Asking for and giving permission


    Cuando se pide algo es aconsejable usar la palabra please.
    Please se puede poner al principio, al final o antes del verbo.
    Please, can you tell me the way to the railway station?
    Can you please tell me the way to the railway station?
    Can you tell me the way to the railway station, please?

    Asking for permission


    1.

    Dad, can I go out to play football with my friends, please?

    2.

    Could I use your mobile phone, please?

    3.

    May I open the window, please?

    4.

    Do you mind if I smoke?

    5.

    Would you mind if I paid you at the end of the month?

    6.

    Is it okay if I sit next to you?

    (podra...)

    ( Te/le importa...)

    Giving permission
    1.

    Yes, you can.

    2.

    Yes, you can.

    3.

    Yes, you may.

    4.

    I dont mind.

    5.

    I dont mind.

    6.

    Go ahead. - No problem.

    Yes, you could.

    Error!

    Please feel free. - Sure - Yes, of course. - Yes, please do.


    Yes, thats fine.
    (contina )

    Lesson

    47

    www.inglesparaespanoles.com

    Free English Grammar

    Gramtica Inglesa Gratis

    Refusing permission
    No, you cant.
    Im sorry, but thats not possible.
    No, Im afraid you cant.
    Im sorry, thats not allowed.

    Nota
    Para pedir permiso, could es ms corts que can.
    En situaciones formales, para pedir y conceder permiso, es
    preferible usar may en lugar de can.

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