{"id":24047,"date":"2022-05-13T18:40:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T13:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatistheurl.com\/?p=24047"},"modified":"2022-05-13T19:39:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:09:20","slug":"may-might-and-must","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatistheurl.com\/may-might-and-must\/","title":{"rendered":"May, Might and Must"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this post you will learn about May, Might and Must<\/strong>.\u00a0 It is a quick reference for anyone who wants to learn about these modal auxiliary verbs<\/strong>.\u00a0 They are also called “Helping Verbs<\/strong>”<\/p>\n We use the auxiliary verb may when we want to express possibility. For example,<\/p>\n This sentence means that there is a possibility that it will rain tomorrow. We can also use may to ask for permission. For example,<\/p>\n In this sentence, we are asking for permission to borrow the other person’s pen.<\/p>\n Might is used as a modal auxiliary verb to express possibility, speculation or conjecture. For example:<\/p>\n We use the auxiliary verb “must” when we want to express strong ability, obligation, or certainty. For example:<\/p>\n We use “must” when we are sure about something. For example:<\/p>\n May and might are both modal auxiliary verbs that express possibility. They can be used interchangeably in many cases, but there are some subtle differences in meaning.<\/p>\n May is considered to be more formal than might. It is also used more often in written English than in spoken English.<\/p>\n Might is often used in situations where the speaker wants to reduce the chance of something happening. For example, if you say “I may go to the party” it sounds like you’re pretty sure you’ll go. But if you say “I might go to the party” it sounds like you’re not sure if you’ll go or not.<\/p>\n May is also used more often when talking about future events than might. Might is more commonly used when talking about present or past events that could have happened but didn’t.<\/p>\n Here are some examples:<\/p>\n In this post you will learn about May, Might and Must.\u00a0 It is a quick reference for anyone who wants to learn about these modal auxiliary verbs.\u00a0 They are also called “Helping Verbs” Using “May” We use the auxiliary verb may when we want to express possibility. For example, It may rain tomorrow. This sentence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2092],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nUsing “May”<\/h3>\n
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Using “Might”<\/h3>\n
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Using “Must”<\/h3>\n
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The difference between “may” and “might”<\/h3>\n
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Example Sentences for May, Might and Must<\/h3>\n
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