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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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what are the difference between may, maybe and might
  

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Might and may are often used interchangeably, expressing a possibility. Sometimes, may is implied to indicate a bigger possibility than might . I may go to a restaurant tonight.

  • Might and may are often used interchangeably, expressing a possibility.
  • Sometimes, may is implied to indicate a bigger possibility than might .
  • I may go to a restaurant tonight.
  • I might not go.
  • Might is also the past tense of may .
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Might and may are often used interchangeably, expressing a possibility. Sometimes, may is implied to indicate a bigger possibility than might.

I may go to a restaurant tonight.
I might not go.

Might is also the past tense of may.

? He might have been there.
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Aspara GusMight is also the past tense of may.? He might have been there.? He may have been there.
He may have been is natural, correct English.

George was very unpleasant last night. He may/might have been drunk.

It is inappropriate in certain contexts.

If Obama had produced his birth certificate earlier, he might h

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