 Re: Do you mind?
Bilal,
First, it is "do you mind/would you mind V-ing" not bare infinitive!
Second, if you want to sound particularly polite, or if you think the answer may be negative, you can use Would you mind + verb-ing as the preferred alternative to Could you…? Would you mind…? literally means: Would you object to…?
Third, similarly, if we use Do / Would you mind if I…? to make a request, we may be anticipating possible objections.. and also there is the difference between Would you mind…? and Would you mind me/my…?:
EX:Would you mind opening the door? (= you do it)
Would you mind me/my opening the door? (= I'll do it)
Does it make sense?? |