11 General - Unit 7 - Lessons 1 - 2 - Functions

Can you tell me where the office is?

• request

• offer

• obligation

• permission

I can speak three languages.

• obligation

• permission

• ability (past or present)

• offer

May I open the window?

• ability (past or present)

• permission

• obligation

• request

Can I get that for you?

• offer

• obligation

• permission

• request

Could you please ask him to call me?

• request

• ability (past or present)

• offer

• permission

I could work for hours.

• request

• permission

• ability (past or present)

• offer

You must be ambitious if you want to succeed.

• request

• offer

• permission

• obligation

Would you like to make an appointment?

• obligation

• ability (past or present)

• offer

• permission

Shall I help you?

• obligation

• offer

• request

• ability (past or present)

You can't/mustn't smoke here.

• offer

• request

• obligation

• permission