How I wish I could Meaning?

You are expressing a desire to do something. Here are some examples: “I wish I could sing better.” “I wish I could settle the argument.”

Can I say I wish I could?

“I wish I could ” is right. In a colloquial way, both are correct. I wish i could – is absolutely correct.

Can wish for or could wish for?

For example, ‘we can’t come to the party tonight’ or ‘John can help you clean up’. We use ‘could’ with ‘wish’ to talk about ability and to talk about possibility. I wish that I could speak Spanish (but, unfortunately, I can’t speak Spanish). I wish that I could drive (I can’t drive).

When we use can and could?

Can, like could and would, is used to ask a polite question, but can is only used to ask permission to do or say something (“Can I borrow your car?” “Can I get you something to drink?”). Could is the past tense of can, but it also has uses apart from that–and that is where the confusion lies.

What is the meaning of I wish I could help?

That expression implies generally that we can’t help; it’s just a wish; But still, who knows, he (she) could ask…

Could you or can you?

Answer: 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 and could modals?

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. … So we use be able to when we want to use other tenses or the infinitive.

Could you please or could you kindly?

I would prefer the word please in more formal communications. Kindly would be better-suited for familiar environments.

Could you please please could you?

My question is specifically about “please can/could you” as opposed to “could you please” – whether one is more polite and/or common than the other.
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English translation: degrees of politeness – see Q./answers.
English term or phrase: please can/could you VS could you please
Entered by: Rachel Fell
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Apr 9, 2006

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…”.

What can I say instead of could you please?

Some other phrases you could use are: Would it be possible to … Please could you, Ideally, we’d like this by.

Could you please check or could you check please?

All are correct as far as one can tell given the lack of context. The question should perhaps focus on appropriateness. I would use “Can you please check?” if I’m not certain that it is possible for a check to be made. I’d use “Could you please check?” in the same circumstances.

Is could you please a question?

5 Answers. Actually, sentences that begin with ‘could’, ‘should’, or ‘would’ are questions and should have a trailing question mark.

Could you please kindly meaning?

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. You could be handling a situation in which you really do not want the other person to take offense.

Could 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!”

Can you in formal way?

Although ‘could’ is used as the past form of ‘can’, it is also used as a polite form of ‘can’ when asking permission to do something or when asking people to do things. ‘Could I meet with you later this week to talk about this issue?’

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 . . .

Would you please grammar?

a polite phrase that agrees that what was offered to be done should be done. Bill: Do you want me to take this over to the bank? Mary: Would you please?

Could you meaning?

‘Could You’ phrase is literally used to express something that can be accomplished. It basically explains the case, whether it is possible or impossible. Could word is a modal verb. It is the past tense of the word ‘can’.

Could anyone or can anyone?

To summarize, ‘can‘ is the present tense version of the word and ‘could’ is the past tense version of the word. ‘Could’ is also used when a condition must be fulfilled in order for the thing to happen. … When asking someone to do something, either word can be used, but ‘could’ is considered to be more polite.

Can you confirm or could you confirm?

As you’re in the process of confirming or verifying something, the word can applies. If you were describing how you had asked someone to confirm or verify something in the past, the the word could would apply.

Can I have or could I have?

For example, “Could I please have some water?” Could is the past tense of can. However, when asking for permission, could does not have a past tense meaning. Could has the same meaning as may when making requests. It is equally polite to say “Could I leave early?” or “May I leave early?”