Unit28, 29 may and might

Unit 28, 29 may and might

 

A. possible

It may be true. or It might be true (perhaps it is true)

She might know. or She may know.

 

B. for the past

may have... or might have...

-I wonder why Kate didn't answer her phone.

She may have been asleep. (=perhaps she was asleep)

-I can't find my phone anywhere.

You might have left it at work. (=perhaps you left it at work)

-Why wasn't Amy at the meeting yesterday?

She might not have known about it. (=perhaps she didn't know)

 

might as well

-We might as well do something = we should

-What time are you going out?

well, I'm ready, so I might as well go now

-Buses are so expensive these days you might as well take a taxi.

 

 

 

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