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Bookmark or Share- Modals with 'have' | LearnEnglish - British CouncilWe use a modal verb with have: to refer back from the present: It's nearly eight o'clock. They will have arrived by now. to refer back from a point of time in the past: We were very worried. We thought someone might have taken the car. to refer back from a point of time in the future: We won't eat until they arrive.
- 'may' and 'might' | LearnEnglish - LearnEnglish - British CouncilWe use may have and might have to make guesses about the past: I haven't received your letter. It may have got lost in the post. It's ten o'clock. They might have arrived by now. We also use might: as the past tense of requests with may: He asked if he might borrow the car. They wanted to know if they might come later.
- “May” vs. “Might”: What’s the Difference? | GrammarlyLindsay Kramer. Updated on March 28, 2023 Grammar. Think you’re great at grammar? You might be. In fact, you may be. Wait, aren’t those the same thing? Not quite. There are a few differences between may and might, and some of them are fuzzy, subtle, or fluid.
- Difference Between MAY, MIGHT, MAY HAVE And MIGHT HAVE!Many people still think that MAY (present tense) should be used when we talk about a current situation and MIGHT (past tense) should be used when we talk about an event that happened in the past. Today, however, these two words are interchangeable. This means that there is no difference between what word you use.
- May / might + have + past participle - Home of English GrammarNovember 3, 2011 - The structure may / might + perfect infinitive is used to talk about the possibility that something happened in the past. It could also be used to say that something was true in the past. ‘Ann hasn’t arrived yet.’ ‘She may have missed the train.’ (= It is possible that she missed the train.)
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