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ASKING FOR PERMISSION CAN / COULD/ MAY

* Asking for permissiom :

- We use can to  ask for permission to do something .

Can I ask a question , please?
Can we go home now ? 


- Could is more formal  and  polite  than can :

Could I ask a question ,  please?
Could we go home now?

- May is another more formal and polite way of asking for permission .

May  I  ask  a question , please?
May we go home now ?
May I go  to the bathroom please?


* Put the words and expressions in the correct  order  to  make a request(question) for permission 


1.- Come / I /  can /  in?
   Can  I come in ?
2.- We / window?/ could / open / this.
Could  we open this window ?
3.- I / you / personal / a / ask/  May / question ? 
May I ask.............................................?
4.- Can / we / in / use / dictionaries / in / the / exam ?
Can we use ..............................................?
5.- Now  /  Can  /  my / birthday / open /  I / present .
...................................................................................
 6.- Off  work  /  a day /  take /  Could /  I  / tomorrow?
.....................................................................................
7.-  May / we / next week /  email / your / answer.
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