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من الأستاذ(ة) عقيلة طايبيModals: may/ might /could
forms of may and it functions :
| FORMS | FUNCTIONS |
| Bashir is absent .he may be ill. | POSSIBILITY |
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it will rain tomorrow in North of wales.weather forecats. |
prediction sure |
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it may rain tomorrow .the sky is a littel bit cloudy today. |
futur possibility not sure |
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it might/could rain tomorrow , but there are not coulds in the sky . |
remote possibility |
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Ihaven't done well in the exams. Imay not pass. |
Negative of may possibility |
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May I /we go out ? |
Qsking for permission |
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yes, you may |
giving permission |
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No you may not/mayn't.No, you can't |
Refusing permission |
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don't eat a lot of sugar you might /could have a diabetes. |
Expressing a warning |
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I'm a not good at maths.well you might/could revise with me |
Making a suggestinon |
| May god bless you |
Expressing a wish |
Note:
in the interrogative form , we use may only for asking permission .
we can't ask questions about possibility with may .instead we can use can, could , might .
can I fail in my exams?
there is difference between cannot and may not when they are used to speak about possibility .
he can't come to the party.he is in hospital .(I'm sure).
it is not possible that he will come because he is in the hospital.(I'm not sure).
he may not come to the party he is busy.( I'm not sure).
he may come if he is free, but on the other hand he may not if he is still busy .
we can add well or possibly to may .we add well if we are more sure, and possibly if we are less sure.
can I fail in my exams?
Idon't know .you may possibly fail .but on the other hand you may well succeed.
you can use can ,could and may for asking permission .but could I?and May I? are more formal and polite than can I?.
Note:
in the interrogative form , we use may only for asking permission .
we can't ask questions about possibility with may .instead we can use can, could , might .
can I fail in my exams?
there is difference between cannot and may not when they are used to speak about possibility .
he can't come to the party.he is in hospital .(I'm sure).
it is not possible that he will come because he is in the hospital.(I'm not sure).
he may not come to the party he is busy.( I'm not sure).
he may come if he is free, but on the other hand he may not if he is still busy .
we can add well or possibly to may .we add well if we are more sure, and possibly if we are less sure.
can I fail in my exams?
Idon't know .you may possibly fail .but on the other hand you may well succeed.
you can use can ,could and may for asking permission .but could I?and May I? are more formal and polite than can I?.