Upper Intermediate www.englishevolutionlearning.com Would you mind… (polite request) This simple exercise gives students practice using the modal verb structure ‘Would you mind’ for polite questions. Students simply rephrase the original request, for example: T: I would like you to make me a cup of tea please. S: Would you mind making me a cup of tea? *Note the verb becomes gerund when you change the structure to an indirect question form. 1. I would like you to call the doctor please - Would you mind calling the doctor? 2. I’d like you to change seats with me please - Would you mind changing seats with me? 3. I'd like you to let me sit down please - Would you mind letting me sit down? 4. I'd like you to make me a cup of coffee please - Would you mind making me a cup of coffee? 5. I'd like you to lend me €50 please - Would you mind lending me €50? 6. I'd like you to clean the kitchen please. 7. I'd like you to drive please. 8. I’d like you to do me a favour please. 9. I’d like you to help me with my luggage please. 10. I’d like you to switch the light on for me please. 11. I’d like you to open the door for me please. 12. I’d like you to pass me the remote control please. 13. I’d like you to make the reservations please. 14. I’d like you to help me with this exercise please. 15. I’d like you to park the car for me please. 16. I'd like you to walk me home please. 17. I’d like you to pass me the newspaper please. 18. I'd like you to cover my shift at work please. 19. I’d like you to carry my luggage please. 20. I’d like you to cook the dinner please. 21. I’d like you to pass me the salt please. 22. I’d like you to call my parents please. 23. I’d like you to help me change the wheel on my car please. 24. I'd like you to drive the children to school today please. 25. I'd like you to look after your brother tonight whilst we go out please.
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Upper Intermediate
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Would you mind… (polite request) This simple exercise gives students practice using the modal verb structure ‘Would you mind’ for polite questions. Students simply rephrase the original request, for example: T: I would like you to make me a cup of tea please. S: Would you mind making me a cup of tea? *Note the verb becomes gerund when you change the structure to an indirect question form. 1. I would like you to call the doctor please - Would you mind calling the
doctor? 2. I’d like you to change seats with me please - Would you mind changing
seats with me? 3. I'd like you to let me sit down please - Would you mind letting me sit down? 4. I'd like you to make me a cup of coffee please - Would you mind making me
a cup of coffee? 5. I'd like you to lend me €50 please - Would you mind lending me €50? 6. I'd like you to clean the kitchen please. 7. I'd like you to drive please. 8. I’d like you to do me a favour please. 9. I’d like you to help me with my luggage please. 10. I’d like you to switch the light on for me please. 11. I’d like you to open the door for me please. 12. I’d like you to pass me the remote control please. 13. I’d like you to make the reservations please. 14. I’d like you to help me with this exercise please. 15. I’d like you to park the car for me please. 16. I'd like you to walk me home please. 17. I’d like you to pass me the newspaper please. 18. I'd like you to cover my shift at work please. 19. I’d like you to carry my luggage please. 20. I’d like you to cook the dinner please. 21. I’d like you to pass me the salt please. 22. I’d like you to call my parents please. 23. I’d like you to help me change the wheel on my car please. 24. I'd like you to drive the children to school today please. 25. I'd like you to look after your brother tonight whilst we go out please.
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