Could: polite requests and suggestions
Could softens can: use "Could you…?" to ask politely, "Could I…?" to ask permission, and "We could…" to suggest an idea gently — all followed by the base verb.
Read the sentences below, then practice the whole lesson with audio.
- 1Could you share the event schedule with me?
- 2Could you dim the projector before class starts?
- 3Could you walk me through the login steps on this site?
- 4Could I bring my neighbor to Saturday’s workshop?
- 5Could I get your thoughts on this draft?
- 6We could check out the pop-up market downtown this Sunday.
- 7We could kick off the class ten minutes earlier.
- 8I could give you a ride to the station after work.
- 9If you’re free, we could catch a jazz show tonight.
- 10When I was ten, I could solve Rubik’s Cubes in a minute.
- 11I couldn’t locate my parking ticket this afternoon.
- 12Could you point me to the nearest pharmacy?
- 13Could we swap rows so my kid can see the screen?
- 14We could take the subway if traffic builds up.
- 15After the webinar, I could summarize the key points for you.
FAQ
- How does this dictation practice work?
- Play a sentence, type exactly what you hear, then press check — Dictation Trainer shows word-level feedback: which words you misheard, misspelled, confused for a homophone, or missed.
- Do I need an account, and is it free?
- No account needed to start: you can practice 3 full lessons free — audio, typing, and word-by-word feedback — without signing up. Create a free account to keep going: 100 Echoes (about 10 more lessons), plus saved progress, streaks, and a mistakes notebook.
- What level is this lesson?
- This lesson is graded A2 on the CEFR scale and has 15 sentences. Dictation Trainer lessons start at A1 and climb as the library grows.