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Pructus Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
May have PP
Hello...
"may have PP" can be used to refer to the future?
For example..,
He may have become a senator next year.
She may have finished it by tomorrow.
"may have PP" can be used to refer to the future?
For example..,
He may have become a senator next year.
She may have finished it by tomorrow.
Top answer
No. May have + past participle refers to past time. These refer to future time: He may become a senator next year.
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- May have + past participle refers to past time.
- These refer to future time: He may become a senator next year.
- She may finish it by tomorrow.
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No. May have + past participle refers to past time.
These refer to future time:
He may become a senator next year.
She may finish it by tomorrow.
These refer to future time:
He may become a senator next year.
She may finish it by tomorrow.
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Thanks Aspara Gus!!
By the way.... I found this one.
By the end of this year, I might have saved some money. (Swan, p 317)
So, to a native's sense of English, "might have PP" can refer to the future, but "may have PP cannot"?
By the way.... I found this one.
By the end of this year, I might have saved some money. (Swan, p 317)
So, to a native's sense of English, "might have PP" can refer to the future, but "may have PP cannot"?
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pructusBy the end of this year, I might have saved some money.Ah, I overlooked that possibility. May can be used there.
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