Online English private lessons and group courses with native speakers.

Click now to take advantage of discounts up to 50%.

Polite request / offer / suggestion Exercises

( Free Online English Grammar Lessons )

Read time : 1 minute

In English we use phrases to ask for something we want politely.

I'd like... =  I would like...  / Can I have...? / Could I have...?

Examples sentences : 

  • I'd like a bottle of water, please.
  • Can I have the bill, please?
  • Could I have the chicken salad, please?

We use Would you like...? for offers (when we want to give something or help someone)

Examples sentences :

  • Would you like a drink?
  • Would you like cheese in your burger?
  • Would you like a cup of tea?

Notes for use of polite request / offer / suggestions :

'Would you like' has the same meaning as 'Do you want' but is a more polite way of offering something!

In English we use the question phrase 'Why don't you / we...?' to make a polite suggestion.

  • Why don't you see a doctor?
  • Why don't you go home and go to bed?
  • Why don't you take the day off?
  • Why don't we get a bottle?
Polite request / offer / suggestion example sentences
I got one big one, shall we get some tomatoes?我要大的,我们需要买点西红柿吗?
Shall we check the deli section while we are here?我们去这里的熟食区看一下好吗?
Would you like me to order you two something else?你想要我帮你们两位点其他的东西喝吗?
Or would you like to share half each?还是你想要各分一半?
Would you like me to walk you home?你愿意让我送你回家吗?
Shall we leave, then?我们能走了吗?
Would you like some pills for your headache?你想要吃点止痛药吗?
What would you like me to cook for you?你想要我为你烧什么菜?
Would you like me to take you out for dinner?你想让我带你出去吃晚餐吗?
While we are here, shall we get the drinks, too?既然我们在这里,我们再去买点饮料怎么样?
There are 3 types of parmesan, which one would you like me to get?这里有三种帕尔玛干酪,你想要我买哪种?
Would you like a whole chicken, or do you want pieces?你是想要一整只鸡,还是一部分?
Would you like some salad, Cate?你想要吃点沙拉吗,凯特?
That's not bad, shall we start checking some houses, then?那还不错,那我们就开始找房子?
Okay, we'd like to sit outside.好的,我们想要坐外面。
I believe I can! Why don't you try helping me a bit?我相信我可以!你为什么不试着帮下我呢?
Shall we get the grated one?我们选磨碎的那种好吗?
Shall we smoke outside?我们可以去外面抽烟吗?
Okay, shall we meet at the station at five?好的,那我们5点在车站见怎么样?
Anyway, would you like to go out for breakfast?不管怎样,你想要出去吃早饭吗?

\
500\
\
\

user profile picture preview
cem277698   1+ w
Be going to
Be going to passive
Be used to / Get used to
Comparative
Defining relative clause
Echo tag
Expression
First conditional
Future
Future continuous
Future perfect continuous
Future perfect passive
Future perfect simple
Future simple passive
Greeting
Have/Get something done
Imperative
Implied conditional
Indirect question
Infinitive of purpose
Interjection
Mixed conditional
Modal
Modal passive
Non-defining relative clause
Other
Past continuous
Past continuous passive
Past perfect continuous
Past perfect passive
Past perfect simple
Past simple
Past simple passive
Polite request / offer / suggestion
Present continuous
Present continuous passive
Present perfect continuous
Present perfect passive
Present perfect simple
Present simple
Present simple passive
Question tag
Reduced relative clause
Reported speech imperative
Reported speech question
Reported speech request
Reported speech statement
Second conditional
Short answer
Superlative
Third conditional
Used to / would (past habit)
Was/were going to
Was/were supposed to
Wish
Would rather
Zero conditional