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Modal: may/might - English lesson
'May' is a modal auxiliary.
- It does not take an 's' in the present tense.
- The past tense or conditional is 'might'.
- You use it like an auxiliary in the interrogative and negative forms:
May I go out? No, you may not.
- It has no infinitive form.
- It has no participle.
- If you want to use it in a tense which is not present or past you have to use 'to be allowed to'.
'May' is used to express :
Permission:
May I go out Mum?
You may eat some cake Jim.
Probability:
He may come late.
He may be on holidays.
Suggestion or reproach with 'might':
He doesn't know what to do; he might ask Wendy.
You might have done the washing-up!
Wish:
May this year bring you happiness and health!
May/ might are sometimes used with a past participle :
He might have been killed!
He may have phoned while I was having a shower.
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