English grammar
Is it OK with you if…? / Are you OK with + -ing? / Do you mind if…?
Suggest moving in together and check that the other person is happy with the plan.
From the scene What if we lived together?
In short
Check someone agrees with Is it OK with you if…?, Are you OK with + -ing?, or Do you mind if…?
Your turn
Which one goes with are you OK with + -ing?
Options: is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend? · do you mind if one's for my uniforms? · are you OK with it having two bedrooms?
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are you OK with + -ing → are you OK with it having two bedrooms?
How it works
To check that someone agrees, ask Is it OK with you if + present, Are you OK with + -ing, or Do you mind if + present (answer No, not at all! if you agree).
Good to know
What if we + past simple (what if we lived…?) floats a bigger idea more gently than what if + present, which you already know.
is it OK with you if + present is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend?
Javi
Is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend?
¿Te parece bien que empecemos a buscar este fin de semana?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: Do you mind if one's for my uniforms · Is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend · Are you OK with it having two bedrooms
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Javi
Is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend?
¿Te parece bien que empecemos a buscar este fin de semana?
are you OK with + -ing are you OK with it having two bedrooms?
Nuria
Are you OK with it having two bedrooms?
¿Te parece bien que tenga dos habitaciones?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: Is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend · Do you mind if one's for my uniforms · Are you OK with it having two bedrooms
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Nuria
Are you OK with it having two bedrooms?
¿Te parece bien que tenga dos habitaciones?
do you mind if + present do you mind if one's for my uniforms?
Javi
Sure. And do you mind if one's for my uniforms?
Claro. ¿Qué te parece si una es para mis uniformes?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Sure. And (blank)?
Options: do you mind if one's for my uniforms · is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend · are you OK with it having two bedrooms
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Javi
Sure. And do you mind if one's for my uniforms?
Claro. ¿Qué te parece si una es para mis uniformes?
saying yes I'm fine with that.
Nuria
Yes, I'm fine with that. We need to move soon!
Sí, me parece perfecto. ¡Necesitamos mudarnos pronto!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, (blank). We need to move soon!
Options: I'm fine with that · Is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend · Are you OK with it having two bedrooms
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Nuria
Yes, I'm fine with that. We need to move soon!
Sí, me parece perfecto. ¡Necesitamos mudarnos pronto!
a big idea, gently: what if + past what if we lived together?
Javi
What if we lived together, Nuria?
¿Y si vivimos juntos, Nuria?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), Nuria?
Options: Is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend · Are you OK with it having two bedrooms · What if we lived together
Show answer
Javi
What if we lived together, Nuria?
¿Y si vivimos juntos, Nuria?
Common mistake
Not to live or living here. A big idea, said gently, as if imagined.
What if we lived together, Nuria?
¿Y si vivimos juntos, Nuria?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| is it OK with you if + present | is it OK with you if we start looking this weekend? |
|---|---|
| are you OK with + -ing | are you OK with it having two bedrooms? |
| do you mind if + present | do you mind if one's for my uniforms? |
| saying yes | I'm fine with that. |
| a big idea, gently: what if + past | what if we lived together? |
More lines from the story
- NuriaAll your uniforms get their own room... and I don't?¿Todos tus uniformes tienen habitación propia... y yo no?