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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

may/might

Jack: what might/may Alex have been doing for an hour?
James: He may/might have been cleaning the room.
Is the conversation correct with 'may/might+have+been'?
  

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tenjing Is the conversation correct with 'may/might+have+been'? Yes.

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tenjingIs the conversation correct with 'may/might+have+been'?
Yes.
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I think 'may have been' is incorrect in the conversation above, right?
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tenjing I think 'may have been' is incorrect in the conversation above, right?
I'm not particularly happy with it in the question form even if it's OK grammatically. Starting with "What may Alex ..." sounds like it's going to be a question about what Alex is permitted to do, and that's not the focus of the question.

CJ
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So, I had better use might or could not may, right, CJ.
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tenjing So, I had better use might or could not may, right, CJ.
Those are my preferences. Actually, of all the choices, I like "could" best.

CJ
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