MAY & MIGHT
May and Might are modal verbs.
They can normally be interchanged without a significant difference in meaning.
- I might go
- I may go
May and Might more or less have the same meaning. (We will see more about this later)
With modals verbs, there is only one form of them for every subject pronoun.
For example with the modal verb MIGHT. We say…
- I might
- You might
- He might
- She might
- It might
- We might
- They might
The same happens with MAY … I may, you may, he may, she may, it may, we may, they may.
Just like the other modal verbs, there is never an S at the end of may or might:
- She mights stay. (This is NOT CORRECT)
- She might stay. (This is CORRECT)
After MIGHT or MAY we have the verb, or more specifically, the base form of the infinitive.
This means the infinitive without To. For example the infinitive is To Go so the base form is just the Go part.
Instead of To Study, only study. Instead of To speak, we only put Speak after the modal verbs MIGHT and MAY.
For example:
- You might to go.
(This is NOT correct – we don’t use all of the infinitive – we need to remove the TO part)
So we say…
- You might go. (This is correct)
Also:
- She might knows.
(This IS NOT correct – we don’t conjugate the verb so no S is necessary – we need the base form of the infinitive)… so we say…
- She might know. (This is correct)
Example Sentences using MAY and MIGHT
Some example sentences with May and Might are…
- I might watch another episode.
- You may bring a partner to our event.
- He may have been
- She might tell us what happened if we ask her.
- It might rain this afternoon.
- We may be invited but I’m not sure.
- They might go to the beach this weekend.
When do we use MAY and MIGHT in English?
1. We can use May and Might – To express possibility
There is a chance of something being true or there is a possibility of something happening.
Note: Might is used more frequently than May in spoken English.
- Take an umbrella, it might rain later. (This means there is a possibility that it will rain later)
You can also say… it may rain later.
- I think she may win the singing competition …because her voice is amazing.
- They might be late because of the bus strike.
2. We can use May To ASK FOR permission
Note: May sounds more polite than using Can or Could when asking for permission.
- May I have some water please?
- May I borrow your dictionary?
- May I use the bathroom please?
It is best to use PLEASE in the question to make it more polite?
Note: In theory, Might can also be used to request permission but it sounds very formal and is rare.
3. We can also use May – To GIVE permission
We do NOT use Might to give permission.
- You may open the window if you become hot.
- You may take a brochure if you like.
- You may leave the room once you have finished the test.
4. To NOT give permission
We can use May not to NOT give permission or to PROHIBIT someone from doing something.
- You may not park your car in front of the gate. (No, it is not permitted)
- You may not leave the room without permission.
- You may not take photos inside the museum. (It is prohibited)
5. May: to talk about typical occurrences
May is used in academic (or scientific) language to refer to things that typically happen in certain situations.
- Drivers may feel tired if they do not take a break every 2 hours.
- Adults may find it difficult to sleep if they use technology before going to bed.
- These tablets may produce serious side effects if not taken in the correct dosage.
6. MAY and Might are used to Speculate about past actions.
Here we are saying that something was possible in the past but we are not sure.
For this situation we use (May + have + the past participle)
- Your comment may have offended some people.
- She is not here. She might have gone to the market.
- What was that noise outside? I think it may have been a cat.
With all of these examples, they were possible but we are not sure.
7. We can use MAY To express wishes
When expressing wishes, only May is used.
- May you both live a long and happy life together.
- May the New Year bring you love and happiness.
- May all your wishes come true.
- May the Force be with you.
MAY & MIGHT Summary Chart
Sentence using the word might. The sentences below are ordered by length from shorter and easier to longer and more complex. They use might in a sentence, providing visitors a sentence for might.
- He might say Browny. (10)
- Well, I might as well. (9)
- That they might be alone. (8)
- Ultimately, it might be! (10)
- Might she have had Merthyr? (10)
- Oh, that we might never part! (10)
- Everett Wheeler might expect it. (13)
- She might do very well by herself. (4)
- I think that is just what he might be. (8)
- Matthew Weyburn might call at the house. (10)
- She was afraid he might find it too light. (9)
- You might think her heart came quietly out. (10)
- They might even discover the opinions of the editor. (16)
- Perhaps she might even do him a favour by summoning him. (5)
- For he might have had a chance, all through two Winters. (10)
- I desired that Janet might continue to think well of me. (10)
- His friend Mr. Owen had sisters; he might find them attractive. (4)
- She condescended to the particulars, that she might touch him. (10)
- Groseman Buttermore, as a man who might be useful to his friend. (10)
- He looked on it as one might look on the Hindoo drama of a Suttee. (10)
- If Sylvia woke, and found him still away, what might she not think? (8)
- But on the ten moons there might be life and creatures like ourselves. (12)
- These conditions might be overcome if the spirit of the times demanded. (16)
- Then, whatever might seem best, he could bring himself somehow to do it. (13)
- But in the meantime your innocent fellow clerk might have been prosecuted. (8)
- She might, Willoughby thought, have let herself be led; she was not docile. (10)
- She might have been a spirit threading the trees, for all the noise she made! (8)
- Catherine turned away her head, not knowing whether she might venture to laugh. (4)
- He was not at the time inclined to be vain, or he might have been sure she did. (10)
- The earliest form of bellows might be suggested by the leathern bag of the bagpipe. (3)
- He might do as well as Loring Stanton, but he doubted if Stanton was doing very well. (9)
- The thought that tongues might wag about her revolted his manhood and his sense of form. (8)
- The young Catholic gentleman expected he might hear a frenetic zealot roar out: Be off! (10)
- The idea that he might reason with her, made her seductive to the heart and head of him. (10)
- She just remembered enough of his eyes to think there might be healing in a sight of him. (10)
- Then with all his might he screwed his trunk and arms an inch further, and the bottle stood. (8)
- She might put her own people off when she liked, he would not have her putting off his people! (8)
- Me he never forgave for helping make him the happy man he might have been in spite of his age. (10)
- They might have topics inscribed on the flags-standard topics, that would serve for any voyage. (9)
- He urged his eagerness to ask whether he might indeed have the satisfaction of naming to-morrow. (10)
- Shelton fixed his eyes on that outside darkness, as one lost man might fix his eyes upon another. (8)
- That night he lay in a deep anguish, revolving the means by which he might help and protect her. (10)
- The man of science was not reckoning that Richard also might have learned to act and wear a mask. (10)
- This would be a tremendous object-lesson, and might be a warning to the millionaires and the tramps. (9)
- It was his building; he knew it from cornice to foundation; he might know how to get at those within! (13)
- Men who had charged side by side at Gledsmuir and Culloden, might meet as foes in Canada or Hindostan. (2)
- She could soon sit upright on the sofa, and began to hope she might be able to leave it by dinner-time. (4)
- That might be termed despicable; but what if she had not any longer the wish to gain her way with her lord? (10)
- She theorized on the side of poverty, and might do so: he had no right to be theorizing on the side of riches. (10)
- Marianne lifted up her eyes in astonishment, and Elinor conjectured that she might as well have held her tongue. (4)
- Would to Heaven that anything could be either said or done on my part that might offer consolation to such distress! (4)
- Haply also he had sacrificed more: he looked scientifically into the future: he might have sacrificed a nameless more. (10)
- Mrs. March faced her book down in her lap, and listened as if there might be some reason in the nonsense I was talking. (9)
- She knew too well that she was not of the snows which do not melt, however high her conceit of herself might place her. (10)
- There were certainly all the necessaries, but no luxuries unless the statues of Prayer and Faith might be so considered. (9)
- Harriet observed that this might be true; but still, to her mind, it was a mistake to be too intimate with dangerous people. (10)
- Nevertheless, he had not the self-denial to abandon a subject which he found interesting, however it might excite his friend. (1)
- You might have trepanned every one of their innocent heads, and found no more than so much coiled fishing-line below their skulls. (2)
- After some fruitless tremblings of wrath, she lay back relieved by the feeling that Merthyr was safe, come what might come to herself. (10)
- Without defending himself, as he might have done, he entreated me to postpone our journey for a day; he and Janet had some appointment. (10)
- And who is there, whatever might be their former conduct, that she would think capable of such an attempt, till it were proved against them? (4)
- She could not, she said, approve his behaviour in coming to this neighbourhood at all, and she hinted that I might induce him to keep away. (10)
- Adela had divined that Captain Gambier suspected his cousin Merthyr Powys of abstracting Emilia, that he might shield her from Mr. Pericles. (10)
- It was disagreeable, but he had weighed it against other disagreeable alternatives which might happen if he could not get the money he needed. (13)
- Still she had the consolation that Rose, seeing the vulgar mother, might turn from Evan: a poor distant hope, meagre and shapeless like herself. (10)
- Anyone who had seen the look, cold and furtive, thus interchanged, might have been pardoned for not appreciating the real understanding between them. (8)
- He informed them that Count Lenkenstein had ordered Lieutenant Pierson down to Meran, and that the lieutenant might expect to be cashiered within five days. (10)
- It might be enlightening with respect to present conditions to consider the probabilities and circumstances of their employment if they were here and in the flesh. (16)
Also see sentences for: energy, force, hardihood, potency, power, strength, vigor.
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May и might — модальные глаголы в английском языке, которые часто употребляются как синонимы. При этом есть ситуации, в которых используется чаще may, а в других — might. Об этом мы и расскажем в нашей статье. Читайте, как с помощью may и might выразить предположение, просьбу, запрет, пожелание, упрек и т. д.
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- 1. Случаи употребления модальных глаголов may и might
- 2. Случаи употребления модального глагола may
- 3. Случаи употребления модального глагола might
Модальные глаголы (modal verbs) в английском языке выражают отношение говорящего к действию, а не само действие или процесс. Поэтому после каждого модального глагола обязательно последует еще один — смысловой. Этот смысловой глагол должен употребляться в инфинитиве без частицы to.
Alice may get a promotion. — Элис может получить повышение.
I might go to the party tomorrow. — Может, я пойду на вечеринку завтра.
Многие студенты путают модальный глагол may (возможно, может быть, вероятно) и наречие maybe (возможно, вероятно). Они оба показывают вероятность того, что что-то может произойти, но относятся к разным частям речи.
Как не запутаться в употреблении maybe и may be? Наречие maybe обычно ставится в начале предложения, и его ближайшим синонимом является слово perhaps (возможно, может быть).
Maybe/Perhaps they will come to the meeting. — Возможно, они придут на совещание. (наречие, пишется слитно)
Не may be late for the meeting. — Он, возможно, опоздает на совещание. (модальный глагол + основной глагол, пишется раздельно)
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При построении отрицаний и вопросов модальным глаголам не требуются помощники в виде вспомогательных слов, они самостоятельно справляются с этой задачей. При отрицании просто добавьте not после may/might, а при вопросе — поставьте may/might перед подлежащим, в начало предложения.
They may not have time to visit us tomorrow. — Возможно, завтра у них не будет времени, чтобы проведать нас.
You might not like him, but he is a good guy. — Может, он тебе и не нравится, но он хороший парень.
May I borrow your pen, please? — Можно мне одолжить твою ручку, пожалуйста?
Might I have two days off the next week? — Могу ли я взять два выходных на следующей неделе?
В зависимости от ситуации и времени модальные глаголы may и might можно употреблять с разными формами инфинитива. В таблице ниже представлены его основные формы и функции.
| Форма и функция инфинитива | Формула | Пример |
|---|---|---|
| Present Infinitive — для действия в настоящем или будущем | may/might + инфинитив без частицы to | They may be dangerous! — Они могут быть опасны! He might not come. — Он, может быть, не придет. |
| Present Continuous Infinitive — для продолжительного действия в настоящем или будущем | may/might + be + Ving | He may be reading a newspaper now. — Возможно, он сейчас читает газету. It might be raining outside. — Может быть, на улице идет дождь. |
| Perfect Infinitive — для действия в прошлом | may/might + have + V3 | I may have seen her before. — Я, вероятно, видел ее раньше. As you might have heard, we lost the game. — Как ты, скорее всего, слышал, мы проиграли игру. |
| Perfect Continuous Infinitive — для продолжительного действия в прошлом | may/might + have been + Ving | Alice may have been listening to the loud music when I tried to reach her. — Вероятно, Элис слушала громкую музыку, когда я ей пытался дозвониться. I might have been taking a shower when our postman came. — Должно быть, я принимал душ, когда приходил почтальон. |
Обратите внимание на следующие нюансы:
- Отрицательную форму may not сокращать нельзя. Might not можно сократить до mightn’t, но такая форма встречается редко.
He mayn’t may not be right. — Он может быть неправ.
He might not (mightn’t) be right. — Он может быть неправ. - С подлежащими в единственном числе (he/she/it) к основному глаголу после may и might не нужно добавлять окончание -s.
Dan may reads read every day. — Вероятно, Дэн читает каждый день.
- Might считается прошедшей формой глагола may, но при этом имеет и отдельные функции.
Случаи употребления модальных глаголов may и might
Давайте начнем с синонимичных значений модальных глаголов may и might.
- Вероятность, неуверенность
Мы высказываем предположение, в котором не уверены на 100%. В таких случаях may указывает на бо́льшую вероятность совершения действия, чем might. В этом случае may и might на русский язык можно перевести как «наверное», «вероятно», «может быть». Предположения могут быть как о настоящем, так и о будущем.
She may know him. — Она, наверное, его знает.
She may be cooking dinner now. I saw her in the kitchen. — Возможно, она готовит ужин сейчас. Я видел ее на кухне.She might go to the USA on holiday, she hasn’t decided yet. — Может быть, она поедет в США на каникулы, она еще не решила.
I might not be able to meet you at the airport. I will let you know tomorrow. — Может быть, у меня не получится встретить тебя в аэропорту. Я дам тебе знать завтра. - Просьба
May и might используются, когда нужно вежливо попросить что-то сделать. May является более вежливой формой по сравнению с модальным глаголом can, который также часто употребляют при просьбах. А might используется довольно редко, только в формальных ситуациях.
— May I see the manager, please?
— Certainly.
— Могу я увидеть менеджера, пожалуйста?
— Конечно.— May I be excused?
— Yes, please.
— Прошу прощения, могу я выйти?
— Да, пожалуйста.Excuse me, sir. Might I borrow these files for a moment, please? — Прошу прощения, сэр. Могу я взять эти документы на минуту, пожалуйста?
- Конструкции may as well и might as well
На русский язык эти конструкции переводятся как «ничего не остается, кроме как» или «почему бы не», «можно вполне».
Since nobody wants to go to the cinema with me, I might as well stay at home and watch some film on my own. — Поскольку никто не хочет идти со мной в кино, мне ничего не остается, кроме как остаться дома и посмотреть фильм в одиночку.
We’ll have to wait for another hour here. We may as well go and have some coffee. — Нам еще час придется здесь ждать. Можно вполне пойти выпить кофе.Также используем эту конструкцию, когда недовольны каким-либо результатом. В этом случае переводим ее как «мочь с таким же успехом» и используем с перфектным инфинитивом.
My driver’s school was so useless, I might as well have asked my younger brother to teach me to drive. — Мои курсы вождения были такими бесполезными. С таким же успехом я бы мог попросить своего младшего брата научить меня водить.
- Конструкции try as somebody may и try as somebody might
Это фразы-клише для выражения сожаления, их можно перевести как «что бы кто-то ни делал» или «как бы кто-то ни старался».
Try as I may, I can’t learn this poem by heart. — Как бы я ни старался, я не могу выучить этот стих наизусть.
Try as he might, he could not find the criminal. — Что бы он ни делал, а преступника так и не смог найти.
Случаи употребления модального глагола may
Есть несколько функций, которые берет на себя только модальный глагол may.
- Разрешение
Используйте may в формальной и письменной речи, когда позволяете кому-то что-то сделать.
Passengers may take only one item of hand luggage on board. — Пассажиры могут взять на борт только одну единицу ручной клади. (письменное уведомление)
You may make a phone call here. — Вы можете совершить телефонный звонок здесь. - Запрет
Когда вы запрещаете кому-то что-то делать, используйте may not. Это форма употребляется в формальной обстановке.
May not даже стал предметом шутки среди учителей в англоязычных школах. Когда студент вместо более вежливого варианта May I be excused? (Можно ли мне выйти?) говорит Can I leave the room? (Могу я выйти?), учитель отвечает: Yes, you can, but you may not. (Да, ты можешь, но я тебе не разрешаю.) При этом он имеет в виду, что студент физически способен выйти из комнаты, но разрешения на это у него нет.
I am sorry, but customers may not enter this room. — Простите, но покупателям нельзя заходить в эту комнату.
We have some rules in this office. First, you may not smoke in here. — У нас есть правила в этом офисе. Во-первых, здесь запрещается курить. - Пожелания
May используется для выражения пожеланий. В таких случаях may нужно поставить на первое место в предложении. На русский язык may в данном контексте переводится как «пусть».
May your dreams come true. — Пусть сбудутся твои мечты.
- May в значении although (хотя)
May можно употребить с простым инфинитивом, когда мы сопоставляем факты и указываем на разницу.
He may be the manager, but it is not the reason to be late every day. — Хотя он и руководитель, но это не повод опаздывать каждый день.
You may know English better than me, but I think I should conduct negotiations. — Хотя ты и знаешь английский лучше, думаю, я должен вести переговоры. - Типичные случаи
May может употребляться в научных и академических текстах при описании типичных случаев.
A lion may live in a pride or alone. — Лев может жить в прайде или один.
Случаи употребления модального глагола might
Также существуют случаи, когда уместнее употреблять модальный глагол might.
- Вероятность в прошлом
Используйте might, когда говорите о ситуациях, которые происходили в прошлом и были привычными в то время. После might ставим простой инфинитив.
You might go to the shop and buy an ice cream just for a few cents 50 years ago. We don’t have such prices now. — 50 лет назад ты мог пойти в магазин и купить мороженое всего за несколько центов. Сейчас таких цен нет.
For no reason at all your grandfather and I might pack our bags and go hitch-hiking. We were so young and free. — Без всякого повода твой дедушка и я могли собрать сумки и отправиться в путешествие автостопом. Мы были так молоды и свободны. - Упрек или неодобрение
Если упрек относится к настоящему или будущему, то за might последует простой инфинитив, но если речь идет о прошлом, то после might нужен перфектный инфинитив.
You might go and help your younger brother with homework. — Ты бы пошел и помог младшему брату с домашней работой.
You might have told me you would be late. — Мог бы и сказать, что опоздаешь. - Упущенная возможность в прошлом
Используем might с перфектным инфинитивом, когда сожалеем о чем-то в прошлом — часто о том, что могло произойти, но не случилось.
He decided not to go to the interview. But I’m sure he might have got that job! — Он решил не идти на собеседование. Но я уверен, он мог бы получить эту работу!
I might have caught the train, but I left my passport at home and had to come back. — Я бы, может, и успел на поезд, но забыл дома паспорт, и мне пришлось возвращаться.Часто, используя эту конструкцию, говорящий шокирован тем, что чуть не произошло.
You might have died! Don’t you ever swim in the storm again! — Ты же мог погибнуть! Не смей никогда плавать в шторм!
They might have been late for their own wedding! — Да они же могли опоздать на свою собственную свадьбу! - В условных предложениях второго и третьего типа
Второй тип условных предложений относится к нереальному условию в настоящем или будущем — эта ситуация не может произойти. В этом случае используем простой инфинитив (might do). Третий тип условных предложений относится к прошлому, зачастую используется для выражения сожаления о чем-то. Здесь уже употребляем перфектный инфинитив (might have done).
I might buy a new laptop if I saved money. — Я бы мог купить новый ноутбук, если бы экономил деньги.
He might have finished this task on time if his computer hadn’t broken down. — Он, может быть, и закончил бы задание вовремя, если бы его компьютер не сломался. - Предложение, совет
Когда мы даем какие-либо советы, используем might.
You might ask your friend about the loan. — Можешь спросить своего друга о займе.
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1.
Where are you going for your holidays? (to Ireland???)
I
haven’t decided yet. _I may go to Ireland._
2.
What sort of car are you going to buy? (a Mercedes???)
I’m
not sure yet. I —
3.
What are you doing this weekend? (go to London???)
I
haven’t decided yet. —
4.
Where are you going to hang that picture? (in the dining room???)
I
haven’t made up my mind yet. —
5.
When is Tom coming to see us? (on Saturday???)
I
don’t know yet. —
6.
What is Julia going to do when she leaves school? (go to
university???)
She
hasn’t decided yet. —
30.2
Complete the sentences using might + one of these verbs:
bite
break need rain slip wake
1.
Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It _might rain_ later.
2.
Don’t make too much noise. You — the baby.
3.
Be careful of that dog. It — you.
4.
I don’t think we should throw that letter away. We — it later.
5.
Be careful. The footpath is very icy. You —
6.
I don’t want the children to play in this room. They — something.
30.3
Complete the sentences using might be able to or might have to + a
suitable verb.
1.
I can’t help you but why don’t you ask Jill? She _might be able to
help_ you.
2.
I can’t meet you this evening but I — you tomorrow evening.
3
I’m not working on Saturday but I — on Sunday.
4.
George isn’t well. He — to hospital for an operation.
30.4 Write sentences with may not or might not.
1.
(I don’t know if Ann will come to the party.) Ann might not come to
the party.
2.
(I don’t know if I’ll go out this evening.) I —
3.
(I don’t know if Tom will like the present I bought for him.)
Tom
—
4.
(I don’t know if Sue will be able to meet us this evening.) —
30.5 Read the situations and make sentences with may/might as well.
1.
You and a friend have just missed the bus. The buses run every hour.
You
say: We’ll have to wait an hour for the next bus. _We might as well
waik._
2.
You have a free ticket for a concert. You’re not very keen on the
concert but you decide to go. You say: I — to the concert. It’s a
pity to waste a free ticket.
3.
You’re in a cafe with a friend. You’ve finished your drinks. It’s a
nice cafe and there is no reason to go now, so why not have another
drink? You say: We —. What would you like?
4.
You and a friend are at home. You are bored. There’s a film on TV
starting in a few minutes. You say: —. There’s nothing else to do.
UNIT
31.Must and have to
A.
We use must and have to to say that it is necessary to do something.
Sometimes it doesn’t matter which you use:
*
Oh, it’s later than I thought. I must go. or I have to go.
But
there is a difference between must and have to and sometimes this is
important:
Must
is personal. We use must when we give our personal feelings.
‘You
must do something’ = ‘I (the speaker) say it is necessary’:
*
She’s a really nice person. You must meet her. (= I say this is
necessary)
*
I haven’t phoned Ann for ages. I must phone her tonight.
Compare:
*
I must get up early tomorrow. There are a lot of things I want to do.
Have
to is impersonal. We use have to for facts, not for our personal
feelings.
‘You
have to do something’ because of a rule or the situation:
*
You can’t turn right here. You have to turn left. (because of the
traffic system)
*
My eyesight isn’t very good. I have to wear glasses for reading.
*
George can’t come out with us this evening. He has to work.
*
I have to get up early tomorrow. I’m going away and my train leaves
at 7.30.
If
you are not sure which to use, it is usually safer to use have to.
B.
you can use must to talk about the present or future, but not the
past:
*
We must go now.
*
We must go tomorrow. (but not ‘We must go yesterday’)
You
can use have to in all forms. For example:
*
I had to go to hospital. (past)
*
Have you ever had to go to hospital? (present perfect)
*
I might have to go to hospital. (infinitive after might)
In
questions and negative sentences with have to, we normally use
do/does/did:
*
What do I have to do to get a driving licence? (not ‘What have I to
do?’)
*
Why did you have to go to hospital?
*
Karen doesn’t have to work on Saturdays.
C.
Mustn’t and don’t have to are completely different:
You
mustn’t do something = it is necessary that you do not do it (so,
don’t do it):
*
You must keep it a secret. You mustn’t tell anyone. (= don’t tell
anyone)
*
I promised I would be on time. I mustn’t be late. (= I must be on
time)
You
don’t have to do something = you don’t need to do it (but you can if
you want):
*
You can tell me if you want but you don’t have to tell me. (= you
don’t need to tell me)
*
I’m not working tomorrow, so I don’t have to get up early.
D.
You can use ‘have got to’ instead of ‘have to’. So you can say:
*
I’ve got to work tomorrow. or have to work tomorrow.
*
When has Ann got to go? or When does Ann have to go?
EXERCISES
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Unit 29- Part A
 Study this example situation: You are looking for Bob. Nobody is sure where he is, but you get some suggestions.  |
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| We use may or might to say that something is a possibility. Usually you can use may or might, so you can say: • It may be true. or It might be true. (= perhaps it is true) • She might know. or She may know. The negative forms are may not and might not (or mightn’t):
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Unit 29- Part B
For the past we use may have (done) or might have (done):
• A: I wonder why Kate didn’t answer the phone.
B: She may have been asleep. (= perhaps she was asleep)
• A: I can’t find my bag anywhere.
B: You might have left it in the shop. (= perhaps you left it in the shop)
• A: I was surprised that Kate wasn’t at the meeting yesterday.
B: She might not have known about it. (= perhaps she didn’t know)
• A: I wonder why David was in such a bad mood yesterday.
B: He may not have been feeling well. (= perhaps he wasn’t feeling well)
Study the structure:
| I / you / he (etc.) | may might |
(not) have |
been (asleep / at home etc.) been (doing / working / feeling etc. known / had / wanted / left etc. |
Unit 29- Part C
Could is similar to may and might:
• It’s a strange story, but it could be true. (= it may/might be true)
• You could have left your bag in the shop. (= you may/might have left it)
But couldn’t (negative) is different from may not and might not. Compare:
• Sarah couldn’t have got my message. Otherwise she would have replied.
(= it is not possible that she got my message)
• I wonder why Sarah hasn’t replied to my message. I suppose she might not have got it.
Exercises
{slide=1 Write these sentences in a different way using might.}
Write these sentences in a different way using might.
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 She might be busy.
3 She might be working.
4 She might want to be alone.
5 She might have been ill yesterday.
6 She might have gone home early.
7 She might have had to go home early.
8 She might have been working yesterday.
9 She might not want to see me.
10 She might not be working today.
11 She might not have been feeling well yesterday.
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences.{end-tooltip}
| 1 Perhaps Helen is in her office. 2 Perhaps Helen is busy. 3 Perhaps she is working. 4 Perhaps she wants to be alone. 5 Perhaps she was ill yesterday. 6 Perhaps she went home early. 7 Perhaps she had to go home early. 8 Perhaps she was working yesterday. |
She might be in her office. ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
In sentences 9-11 use might not. |
|
| 9 Perhaps she doesn’t want to see me. 10 Perhaps she isn’t working today. 11 Perhaps she wasn’t feeling well yesterday. |
____________________________ ____________________________ ____________________________ |
{/slide} {slide=2 Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form.}Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form.
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 be
3 have been
4 be waiting
5 have{end-tooltip}
1 ‘Where’s Sam?’ ‘I’m not sure. He might be having lunch.’
2 ‘Who is that man with Emily?» ‘I’m not sure. It might ____________ her brother.’
3 A: Who was the man we saw with Anna yesterday?
B: I’m not sure. It may ____________ her brother.
4 A: What are those people doing by the side of the road?
B: I don’t know. They might ____________ for a bus.
5 ‘Do you have a stamp?’ ‘No, but ask Simon. He may ____________ one.’ {/slide} {slide=3 Read the situation and make sentences from the words in brackets.}Read the situation and make sentences from the words in brackets. Use might.
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}2 a She might be watching TV in her room.
b She might have gone out.
3 a It might be in the car.
b You might have left it in the restaurant last night.
4 a He might have gone to bed early.
b He might not have heard the doorbell.
с He might have been in the shower.
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences.{end-tooltip}
1 I can’t find Jeff anywhere. I wonder where he is.
a (he / go / shopping) He might have gone shopping.
b (he / play / tennis) He might be playing tennis.
2 I’m looking for Sarah. Do you know where she is?
a (she / watch / TV / in her room) _____________________________
b (she / go / out) _____________________________
3 I can’t find my umbrella. Have you seen it?
a (it / be / in the car) _____________________________
b (you / leave / in the restaurant last night) _____________________________
4 Why didn’t Dave answer the doorbell? I’m sure he was at home at the time.
a (he / go / to bed early) _____________________________
b (he / not / hear / the doorbell) _____________________________
с (he / be / in the shower) _____________________________ {/slide} {slide=4 Complete the sentences.} Complete the sentences using might not have … or couldn’t have … .
{tooltip}Key.{end-link}3 might not have received it
4 couldn’t have been an accident
5 couldn’t have tried
6 might not have been American{end-tooltip}
1 A: Do you think Sarah got the message we sent her?
B: No, she would have contacted us. She couldn’t have got it
2 A: I was surprised Kate wasn’t at the meeting. Perhaps she didn’t know about it.
B: That’s possible. She might not have known about it
3 A: I wonder why they never replied to our letter. Do you think they received it?
B: Maybe not. They _____________________________________
4 A: I wonder how the fire started. Was it an accident?
B: No, the police say it _____________________________________
5 A: Mike says he needs to see you. He tried to find you yesterday.
B: Well, he _____________________________________ very hard. I was in my office all day.
6 A: The man you spoke to – are you sure he was American?
B: No, I’m not sure. He _____________________________________{/slide}