Los Modales (2)

Poder (can, could, may)

En Ingls hacemos preguntas con can, could o may para:

I. Pedir permiso para hacer algo.

May I open the window? Puedo abrir ?

II. Pedir algn objeto.

Can we have the menu, please? Puede darmos la ?

III. Pedirle a alguien un favor, que haga algo por nosotros.

Could you lend me 10 euros, please? Podras prestarme ?

Can es ms informal, could un poco ms corts y may es para preguntas ms

educadas.

Ejercicio 1 Ordena las palabras para hacer preguntas.

1. have / a return ticket1 to York / could / please / I

__Could I have a return ticket to York, please?___________________
2. please / I / may / a glass of orange juice / have
______________________________________________________
3. we / listen / to your new CD / can
______________________________________________________
4. your phone / please / use / I / can
______________________________________________________
5. may / borrow2 / your camera tomorrow / I
______________________________________________________
6. please / the menu / pass / you / could
______________________________________________________
1
Pgina

1
Return ticket: billete de ida y vuelta
2
Borrow: pedir prestado

Ejercicios extrados de la Gramtica Oxford ESO.

Ejercicio 2 Haz preguntas pidiendo cosas en cada situacin. Utiliza los
verbos entre parntesis y las expresiones de la tabla.

have town plan have some fish and chips have a ticket for Glasgow
have two melons have a single room

1. In a train station
Could I __________________________________, please?
2. At the greengrocers3
Can I _________________________________?
3. In a restaurant
Can I _________________________________ , please?
4. In a hotel
Could I _________________________________ , please?
5. At the tourist information centre
Could I _________________________________ , please?

Ejercicio 3 Pide permiso para hacer estas cosas. Utiliza los verbos
entre parntesis y las expresiones de la tabla.

use your photocopier use your dictionary turn on the TV

close the window borrow your pen

1. You want to find the meaning4 of a word.

May I ____________________________________?
2. You want to write down5 a telephone number.
Can I ____________________________________?
3. You want to watch a programme.
Can I ____________________________________ , please?
4. Youre feeling cold.
May I ____________________________________?
5. You need a photocopy of a letter
May I ____________________________________ , please?
2
Pgina

3
Greengrocers: tienda de frutas y verduras
4
Meaning: significado
5
Write down: apuntar

Ejercicios extrados de la Gramtica Oxford ESO.