Asking for permission: Can I use your pen, please? Can I sit here? Is it okay if I sit here? Can I ask you a question? May I use your computer? May I come in? Can I take a look at your book? Do you mind if I turn down the TV? Do you mind if I use your phone? Would you mind if I opened the window? If you don’t mind, I’d like to smoke. I wonder if I could borrow your car for a few days. Would it be all right if I borrowed your phone? Giving permission: Sure. Sure, go ahead. No problem. Yes, you can. Please feel free. I don’t mind. Refusing permission: I’m afraid not. I’m afraid, but you can’t. I’m sorry, but that’s not possible. No, you cannot. You couldn’t do that. Sorry, you are not permitted.
