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Accepting a different view or opinion. We often use may to accept a different view or opinion, especially with well, and/or followed by but: One month may well be too long to go away on holiday. I may be wrong but I am going to tell the police about it.
We use may: when we are not sure about something in the present or future: Jack may be coming to see us tomorrow. (= Perhaps Jack will come to see us tomorrow.) Oh dear! It's half past ten. We may be late for the meeting. (= Perhaps we will be late for the meeting.) She's had no sleep. She may be tired. (= Perhaps she is tired.)
4 gen 2024 · Il verbo " may " è un verbo utilizzato in contesti piuttosto formali. Si usa per chiedere, dare e rifiutare il permesso, per parlare di cose che probabilmente accadranno e per esprimere verità generali. È simile a "can" e "could", ma è più cortese.
3 nov 2011 · May / might + have + past participle. The structure may / might + perfect infinitive is used to talk about the possibility that something happened in the past. It could also be used to say that something was true in the past.
28 mar 2023 · The word may is typically used in the present tense to indicate something that’s likely to happen or to ask for permission. The word might is typically used in the past tense to describe something that’s unlikely to happen or situations that didn’t take place.
May (negative may not) is used as a polite and fairly formal way to ask for or give permission: May I borrow your newspaper? You may come if you wish. It is often used in official signs and rules: Visitors may use the swimming pool between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Students may not use the college car park. The form mayn’t is hardly ever used in ...
3 giorni fa · 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.
