French GCSE
Polite requests
What Polite requests means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Polite requests
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Reference: AQA
The conditional forms of 'vouloir' and 'aimer' are highly useful for expressing polite requests, such as 'je voudrais' when ordering food or buying tickets.
Topics that use Polite requests
- Verbs (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adjectival agreement
- Advice and recommendations
- Asking and answering questions
- Auxiliary verbs
- Complex sentences
- Conjunctions
- Expressing desires and preferences
- Expressing obligation
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