Name: Accepting or rejecting invitations in English | Learn English with Cambridge
Uploaded: 2020-06-01T08:27:57.000Z
Duration: 2 min 54 s
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And today we're going to learn how to accept and reject invitations.

So, yesterday my friend Max invited me to a party, but unfortunately I couldn't go.

How did I politely reject his invitation?

Do you want to come to my cat's birthday on Saturday?

I'd love to, Max, but I'm hanging out with Mack that day.

When rejecting an invitation, you can start by saying "I'd love to but..."

And then you can tell the other person what your plans are, using the future continuous, which is the -ing form of the verb.

We use this tense when we have plans with somebody else.

For example, I'd love to but I'm hanging out with my friends that day.

Also, you can add, "thanks for inviting me though," at the end if you want to sound extra polite.

For example: I'd love to but I'm playing football that day.

To accept an invitation you can say, "sounds good!".

And then you can ask for some extra information by asking "whereabouts?" or "where do you want to meet?" or "what time?".

If you need to cancel an arrangement with a friend, you can say: "Sorry, I don't think I can make it."

Which means I really, really want to go, but unfortunately I can't make the journey or I can't meet you because something's come up.

So, you can say: "Sorry, Max, I don't think I can make it".

If you have any alternative ways to accept or reject invitations or cancel arrangements, please let me know in the comments section.

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