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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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I wondered how old the boy might be.

I wondered how old the boy might be.

Can I replace "might" with "may" ?

I wonder how old the boy may be.

Can I replace "may" with "might" ?

I saw these two sentences in my dictionary, and I thought the "might" or "may" was used according to the tence of the verb at the beginning. Am I right?

Please give me your opinion, thank you!
  

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Viceidol I wondered how old the boy might be. Can I replace "might" with "may" ? I wonder how old the boy may be.

  • Viceidol I wondered how old the boy might be.
  • Can I replace "might" with "may" ?
  • I wonder how old the boy may be.
  • Can I replace "may" with "might" ?
  • I saw these two sentences in my dictionary, and I thought the "might" or "may" was used according to the tence of the verb at the beginning.
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Viceidol

I wondered how old the boy might be.

Can I replace "might" with "may" ?

I wonder how old the boy may be.

Can I replace "may" with "might" ?

I saw these two sentences in my dictionary, and I thought the "might" or "may" was used according

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