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May and might Both may and might can be used in requests and in expressions of possibility for the present and future.- Might I ask you your name?
- The weather may/might be better tomorrow.
- Craig may/might know his results soon.
- We may/might go to the cinema tonight.
- ‘May I come with you?’ Nicky asked.
- Nicky asked if she could come with them.
May and might are used as follows:- May is used to ask permission in a more formal way than can.
- May I have a drink, please?
- May I use your ruler? I’ve lost mine.
Might is occasionally used in formal situations.- Might I suggest a different solution?
- May is used to give permission, particularly when applied to you, he, she, they or a proper noun, to show that the speaker is allowing something to happen.
- You may go now.
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- Both may and might are used to express the possibility of some future action; might is more tentative than may.
- The weather may/might be better tomorrow.
- Craig may/might know his results soon.
- We may/might go to the cinema tonight.
- May is often used for politeness, to make an order appear as a request; might is used to make the speaker more remote from the request.
- You might give that idea a bit more consideration.
- You might want to move a bit closer to the screen.
- Might is occasionally used when someone is trying to persuade another person to do something, perhaps with some degree of irritation. This use is a little old-fashioned.
- You might give me some cake too, Lucy.
- Anna, come on, you might tell me what he said!
- When might is used in a conditional sentence, the if clause can be in the present or the past tense. Compare with could. See Can and could.
- If Louisa comes, she might look after the children.
- If Louisa came, she might look after the children.
When changing sentences from direct to reported speech may usually becomes could.- ‘May I come with you?’ Nicky asked.
- Nicky asked if she could come with them.
| may | | The contracted negative form is: | none or mayn’t (rare). |
| might | | The contracted negative form is: | mightn’t. |
- He mightn’t have enough money.
- We might come and live here, mightn’t we, mum?
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