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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Difference between may have or might have
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What's the difference between may have and might have? Are both these two interchangeably used as a third past conditional sentence, or there is any specifice difference between these two?
Thanks in advance.
What's the difference between may have and might have? Are both these two interchangeably used as a third past conditional sentence, or there is any specifice difference between these two?
Thanks in advance.
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As an expression of possibility, they are essentially interchangeable: A: Where's John? B: He may/might have gone shopping. ' John said that he might go shopping .
- As an expression of possibility, they are essentially interchangeable: A: Where's John?
- B: He may/might have gone shopping.
- ' John said that he might go shopping .
- As 3rd conditional, only 'might' (as the past form of 'may') works: If I had been in Tokyo yesterday, I might have gone shopping.
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As an expression of possibility, they are essentially interchangeable:
A: Where's John?
B: He may/might have gone shopping.
As reported speech, 'might' is past of 'may':
'I may go shopping.'
John said that he might go shopping.
As 3rd conditional, only 'might' (as the past form of 'may') works:
If I had bee
As an expression of possibility, they are essentially interchangeable:
A: Where's John?
B: He may/might have gone shopping.
As reported speech, 'might' is past of 'may':
'I may go shopping.'
John said that he might go shopping.
As 3rd conditional, only 'might' (as the past form of 'may') works:
If I had bee
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