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What is difference between may have and might have?

What is difference between may have and might have?

May have been and might have been mean the same thing in American English, and are nearly always interchangeable. These two sentences are equivalent, for example: I may have been taking a shower when you called.

What is the use of may and might?

Students may travel for free. We can use may not to refuse permission or to say that someone does not have permission, but it is formal and emphatic: Students may not wear jeans. We use might when we are not sure about something in the present or future: I might see you tomorrow.

How may and might used in a sentence?

Example Sentences using MAY and MIGHT You may bring a partner to our event. She might tell us what happened if we ask her. It might rain this afternoon. We may be invited but I’m not sure.

What is the difference between might and might have?

Main Differences Between Might and Might Have ‘Might’ is always used in a sentence to talk about something which happened in the past, and on the other hand, ‘Might have’ is always used in a sentence to talk about something which is going to happen in the future.

How do you use might in a sentence?

Might sentence example

  1. It might have done damage inside.
  2. We might have done something to help you.
  3. If you could see a way it might be possible, then it must be possible.
  4. This might be the most difficult decision she would ever make.
  5. Either situation might be the case.
  6. No one knows what the mother might do.

Can we use might for future?

There is no future tense, but might is used for talking about future possibilities: It might rain tomorrow.

How do we use might?

‘Might’ is used mostly to express possibility. English speakers use ‘might’ to make suggestions or requests, although this is more common in British English and could be seen as extremely formal. ‘Might’ is also used in conditional sentences. Possibility: Your phone might be in the kitchen.

What is example of might?

Might is defined as to express doubt or a lower possibility. An example of might is to say that you may or may not go to the zoo tomorrow.

What is the difference between May might and could?

Might is the past tense form of may, and it is used to express things that are less likely to happen. It is also usually used in expressing uncertainty and sometimes in asking permission as well. Could is the polite form of can, and we use it to make suggestions, requests, and also to ask permission.

Could May might be sentences?

Can Could May Might Must

  • Can. Can – for ability. I can dance Tango.
  • Could. Could – past ability. I could run ten kilometres when I was younger.
  • May. May – for formal permission. May I come in?
  • Might. Might – for possibility. The electrician might be finished by tomorrow.
  • Must. Must – to express a formal request or necessity.

How do you teach may and might?

Both may and might are used to express the possibility of some future action; might is more tentative than may.

  1. The weather may/might be better tomorrow.
  2. Craig may/might know his results soon.
  3. We may/might go to the cinema tonight.

What is the example of might?

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