May and might infinitive are used to express present or future possibility. may expresses a greater degree of certainty: you should ask him. he may might know susan's telephone number. (perhaps he knows her number.) i may might see you later. (perhaps i will see you later.) you should introduce yourself; he may might not remember you. Modal and semi modal verbs in english: can, could, may, might, must, mustn't, should, ought to, shall, will modal verbs are a type of auxiliary verb which express the mood of another verb. they are used to express ideas such as: possibility, prediction, speculation, deduction and necessity.
Could, may and might english grammar today a reference to written and spoken english grammar and usage cambridge dictionary. In english, the main modal verbs are can, could, may, might, shall, should, will, would, and must. modal verbs show modality, which includes properties such as. Can – we use the modal verb can to say that something is possible, allowed or somebody something has the ability to do something. could – 1) could is sometimes used as the past tense of can. 2) we use could to talk about ability or things that were possible. 3) we can use could to exaggerate our feelings for situations that are not real. Modal verbs are verbs like should, can, could, might, will etc. 'be' and 'have' are not modal verbs. they are normal verbs but can also be used as auxiliary verbs to form questions and other forms. base form be ~ have. first form (present) am is are ~ have has. second form (past) was were ~ had. third form (past participle) been ~ had.
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