Mar 14, 2022 · May and might are used to talk about possible actions or happenings. They mean the same. It doesn't matter whether we use 'may' or 'might'. He may be going to London.= He might be going to London. She may be able to give you some money.= She might be able to give you some money.

Jan 31, 2017 · He might have visited Italy before settling in Nuremberg. (past tense, might here refers to posibility) However, the site also states. In practice, this distinction is rarely made today and the two words are generally interchangeable: I might go home early if I’m tired. He may have visited Italy before settling in Nuremberg.

Aug 24, 2023 · may could, may can, may will, may shall, may should, may supposed to, might could, might oughta, might can, might should, might would, might better, might had better, may used to, might supposed to, might've used to, may need to, and might woulda had oughta (the last four are listed with no intervening punctuation; I don't know if it's a typo ...

Jan 19, 2019 · B may/might + present infinitive can express possibility in the present or future He may/might tell his wife (Perhaps he tells/will tell his wife.) He may/might emigrate. (Perhaps he will emigrate.) Ann may/might know Tom's address. (Perhaps Ann knows etc.) Similarly with the continuous infinitive: He may/might be waiting at the station.

Nov 5, 2023 · (Although, syntactically, potentially binds to V, it’s its juxtaposition with might that creates the redundancy.) Sometimes either potentially or possibly is used with might V to emphasize the unlikelihood of the eventuality under discussion. But most of the time the construction might V without any modifiers conveys the intended meaning.

Mar 20, 2018 · B: "It might be in the car." addresses the present situation, and is the standard answer. B: "It might have been in the car." is not incorrect, and might be paraphrased as "You know, I think I remember seeing it in the car." It refers back to a situation in the recent past when B was in or near the car.....

Jul 2, 2020 · He might have gone = There was a possibility that he had already gone. (past tense) He might go (and I might go) refer to a possibility either in the past or the present. We thought he might go, but he didn't. I might go out later if it stops raining. He might go doesn't really fit with '...but luckily we reached his house and found him'.

Apr 8, 2015 · might and may both talk about the possibilities but then, the former one is a past tense and the latter one is for the present tense. Hence, it depends on the context you are referring to. Hence, it depends on the context you are referring to.

He said he might go this weekend. And we often say things like: I could do it if I had the tools. and. I might go to the beach if the sun shines. So you may be able to work abroad and you might be able to work abroad mean exactly the same thing but the latter works better after a main verb in the past tense.

They are pretty much oxymorons, although definitely might be considered an intensifier if it is placed first: He definitely might steal it from the shop if we don't stop him. i.e. I am sure that he might steal it (but I don't know if he will). A well-known example of its use as an oxymoron (jokingly) is the phrase "definite maybe":