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Modals: may/ might /could

forms of may and it functions :

FORMS FUNCTIONS 
Bashir is absent .he may be ill. POSSIBILITY 

it will rain tomorrow in North of wales.weather forecats.

prediction sure 

it may rain tomorrow .the sky is a littel bit cloudy today.

 futur possibility not sure 

it might/could rain tomorrow , but there are not coulds in the sky .

remote possibility 

Ihaven't done well in the exams. Imay not  pass.

Negative of may  possibility 

May I /we go out ?

Qsking for permission 

yes, you may 

giving permission 

No you may not/mayn't.No, you can't 

Refusing  permission 

don't eat a lot of sugar  you  might /could have a diabetes.

Expressing a warning 

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 cancould , 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?.