May-Might
Might
May
might : podria
The verb ' Might ' expresses weak probability or possibility. Is used when we mean : could, perhaps , may ( They Might come tomorrow ) .
I might - might / maybe / maybe
Modals
Example
Members: Milena Cayuli
Victoria Huenchumil
Daglis Manrique
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Miss: Karin Jaramillo
Example
Affirmative
Structure affirmative: subject +may+verb+complement
Affirmative
- We may stay here for the night
- Jack may be telling the truth
- You may ask three questions
Structure affirmative: subject +might+verb+complement
- The might be waiting for us at the station
- This might be our only chance
- I might lose my job
Interrogative
Negative
Interrogative
Structure negative: : Subject + may + not (mayn't)+ verb +complement
Structure interrogative : May + subject + verb+complement?
- May I go to the bathroom?
- May you take this to Mr. Richards?
Structure negative: : Subject+ might + not + verb +complement
Structure interrogative: Might + subject + verb+complement?
- Mr.Jonson may not remember anything
- You may not leave the classroom withoun permission
- I may not come next week
It helps us to ask questions in a more polite way
- Might I give you a piece of advice?
- Might we speak to you for a moment?
- Sylivia might not live there anymore
- We might not know everything
- It mingh not rain tonight
may : podria
The verb “may” is used to express a degree of probability of an action or degree of certainty : It May rain today . It means : could, perhaps , maybe .
I may - could / maybe / maybe
You might also be used , like May to ask permission or make polite requests , although this use is more common in the UK than in the United States
They may and Might are used to say that anything can happen in the present or in the future. Might is a bit less secure than May , meaning that the speaker has little information and that it is speculation.