Requesting help

How to ask for help in English

REQUESTING HELPThe way you make your request in English will probably depend on many factors:• Situation you are in,• A person you will be making this request of,• Your relationship with this person,• The nature of the request itself. In this presentation we will use the context of a business office where one employee is requesting the other to help with a report.

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The language presented in here is grouped from the least formal to the most formal.

Help me with the report, will you?

informal formal

Can you help me with the report, please?

informal formal

Could you help me with the report, please?

informal formal

Do you think you could help me with the report, please?

informal formal

Do you mind helping me with the report, please?

informal formal

Would you mind helping me with the report, please?

informal formal

Would you by any chance help me with the report, please?

informal formal

I wonder if you’d mind helping me with the report, please?

informal formal

If it is at all possible, would you be so kind to help me with the report, please?

informal formal

Which is your favourite way of making requests of others?

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