can
or
could:
• Can/Could I
help you with your bags? • You
can/could
borrow my car if you want.
In offers that are questions we can also use
shall or should:
• Shall/Should
I phone for a taxi for you?
If we use
could or should
we sound less certain that the offer will be accepted.
We also use
shall/should
in questions that request confirmation or advice:
•
I
put these books over here? • Who
shall/should I
pass the message to?
We can use
Would (you) like
when we make an offer, but not 'Will...':
•
Would you like
me to get you some water?
(not
Will you like me...?)
In requests, too, we can say
(I) would like...,
but not
'(I) will...':
• •
would
(or
'd)
I'll like...)
We can use
should
(with
I
or
we)
instead of
would
in requests like this, but this is formal.
Compare these ways of offering food and drink:
• What
will you have
to eat/drink?
(not
you have to eat/drink?)
• What
would you like
to eat/drink?
(not
What will you like to eat/drink?)
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