⚪May or Might*

      

*                 ⚪May or Might*

        

   

         

🟡May

〽️May is present form of might.👌🏻

*✅We use may:*

*🟢👉🏻 When we are not sure about something in the present or future:*

*💜Examples*

◻️Jack may be coming to see us tomorrow. (= Perhaps Jack will come to see us tomorrow.)

◻️Oh dear! It's half past ten. We may be late for the meeting.  (= Perhaps we will be late for the meeting.)

◻️She's had no sleep. She may be tired. (= Perhaps she is tired.)

*🟢👉🏻 We can use 'may' to ask for permission. However this is rather formal and not used very often in modern spoken English*

*💙 Examples*

◻️May I borrow the car tomorrow?

◻️May we come a bit later?May I borrow your pen?

◻️May we think about it?

◻️May I go now?

*🟢👉🏻To give permission in a formal way:*

*💚Examples*

◻️You may go now.

◻️You may come at eleven if you wish.

*🟢👉🏻We use 'may' to suggest something is possible*

*💙 Examples*

◻️It may rain later today.

◻️I may not have time to do it today.

◻️Pete may come with us

*🟢👉🏻We can use may not to refuse permission or to say that someone does not have  permission, but it is formal and emphatic:*

*🤍Examples*

◻️You may not borrow the car until you can be more careful with it!

◻️Students may not wear jeans.

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*🟡Might*

〽️Might is the past form of may.

*✅We use might:*

*🟢👉🏻When we are not sure about something in the present or future:*

*💚Examples*

◻️I might see you tomorrow.

◻️It looks nice, but it might be very expensive.

◻️It's quite bright. It might not rain today.

*🟢👉🏻 We use 'might' to suggest a small possibility of something.*

*💙 Examples*

◻️She might be at home by now but it's not sure at all.

◻️It might rain this afternoon.

◻️I might not have time to go to the shops for you.

◻️I might not go.

*🟢👉🏻 As the past tense of requests with may:*

*💚 Examples*

◻️He asked if he might borrow the car.

◻️They wanted to know if they might come later.

*🟢👉🏻 As a very polite way of asking for permission:*

*🤍Examples*

◻️Might we ask you a question?

◻️Might I just interrupt for a moment?

◻️For the past, we use 'might have'.

◻️He might have tried to call while I was out.

◻️I might have dropped it in the street.

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