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Asking for permission
From Teflpedia
Asking for permission is a language function; primarily an interactional language function, though it may be partially transactional.
In English, we generally do this:
- With can; e.g. “Can I go to the toilet please?.” Although “can" refers to ability rather than permission, from a child’s perspective they seem the same.
- This may be distanced in reality into the past tense, e.g. “Could I go to the toilet please?" - the answer is usually in the present tense; "yes, you can"
- With may; e.g. “May I go to the toilet please?.”
- This may be distanced in reality into the past tense, e.g. “Might I go to the toilet please?"
- “Is it OK if…" can be used with a first conditional or second conditional.
- “Is it OK if I go to the toilet?"
- “Will it be OK if I go to the toilet?"
- “Would it be OK if I went to the toilet?"
With permission as a noun:
- Do I have permission to…
With adjectives:
- Am I permitted to…?
- Would I be permitted to…?
- Am I allowed to…?
- Would I be allowed to…?
