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Hitchhiker Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Re: May / would / could (Guest:Lamboo)
he may come = he may come tommorow
he may have come = he may have come today, but I didn't see him!
he would come = he would come to the party if you asked him.
he would have come = he would have come to the party if you had told him where it was!
he might come = hey may come (almost the same)
he could come = he could come, but he'd need you to lend him money (or) he could (might) (may) come, I just don't know.
he could have come = he may have come (again!)
he may have come = he may have come today, but I didn't see him!
he would come = he would come to the party if you asked him.
he would have come = he would have come to the party if you had told him where it was!
he might come = hey may come (almost the same)
he could come = he could come, but he'd need you to lend him money (or) he could (might) (may) come, I just don't know.
he could have come = he may have come (again!)
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g. He would come if he had enough time. g.
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- He would come if he had enough time.
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- I could win the competition ALSO he could sing very well = it was possible in the past, he had the ability to sing well inthe past.
- g.
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he may come = he might come
(both mean - it is possible but we aren't sure)
he may have come = he might have come
(both mean - perhaps something happened in the past)
he would come = Conditional....imagining a situation or an action
(sometimes depending on if another situation happens)
e.g. He would come if he had enough time.
he would have com
(both mean - it is possible but we aren't sure)
he may have come = he might have come
(both mean - perhaps something happened in the past)
he would come = Conditional....imagining a situation or an action
(sometimes depending on if another situation happens)
e.g. He would come if he had enough time.
he would have com
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he could have come = he could come (he had the time, etc) but he did not.
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he may come (1-it is possible, sometime in the FUTURE, that he will come OR 2-subjuntive/hope/uncertainty i will give him money so that he may come)
he may have come (it is possible, that sometime in the PAST, that he did come... but we/i do not know)
he would come (1-repeated past action, habitual ex. everyday he would come to the office at 8AM on the dot OR 2-conditional/hyp
he may have come (it is possible, that sometime in the PAST, that he did come... but we/i do not know)
he would come (1-repeated past action, habitual ex. everyday he would come to the office at 8AM on the dot OR 2-conditional/hyp
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he may come (to ask for or to give permission)
he may have come (to show possibility & form in past)
he would come (to indicate a repeated action in the past)
he would have come (to show advisability after the fact)
he might come (to show possibility)
he could come (to suggest a possibility or to give an option)
he could have come(to show a past opportunity)
he may have come (to show possibility & form in past)
he would come (to indicate a repeated action in the past)
he would have come (to show advisability after the fact)
he might come (to show possibility)
he could come (to suggest a possibility or to give an option)
he could have come(to show a past opportunity)
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He may come now
he may have come=he might have come
he would come = he could come
he would have come = he could have come
he may have come=he might have come
he would come = he could come
he would have come = he could have come
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he may come tomorrow( it means fifty percentage chance )
he may have come i see it
he might come today (it means ten percentage chance)
he may have come i see it
he might come today (it means ten percentage chance)
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he would come and hewould have come what is the diffrent between these two wordes?
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he could come and hecould have come this two words what is mining?
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Thanks to those who gave us this chance of adication .
Now Iam Asking you respectively To reply for me and to expalain for me The diffrences between these words thank You very much .
Now Iam Asking you respectively To reply for me and to expalain for me The diffrences between these words thank You very much .
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Welcome to EnglishForward.
Unfortunately, your request is too broad to answer in a forum post. These kinds of expressions have many meanings and many uses. They deal with necessity, possibility, ability, advisability, probability, permission, obligation, willingness, refusal, futurity, and on and on!
Many books have been written on the subject of English modals. I recommend
Unfortunately, your request is too broad to answer in a forum post. These kinds of expressions have many meanings and many uses. They deal with necessity, possibility, ability, advisability, probability, permission, obligation, willingness, refusal, futurity, and on and on!
Many books have been written on the subject of English modals. I recommend
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