When we use may MUST might?

May shows the speaker is not sure in the present moment: “She may be making a video.” May changes to might to express a possible state in the past: “She might have stayed home.” Finally, must expresses a strong certainty: “She must be working there.” You will hear both words to express the same degree of certainty.

What is the difference between May could and might?

The words may and could are polite and formal forms and are frequently used on formal occasions. Might is the past tense form of may, and it is used in informal situations.

Is Might a past tense?

Since “might” is the past tense of “may,” you would use might in place of may when referring to something in the past, irrespective of the degree of probability that something actually happened: Peter and Jane might have fallen in love at first sight.

How do you use may and might in past tense?

When indirect speech is introduced by a verb in the past tense, might is used as the past tense of may: I asked if I might see the paintings. There is no future tense, but may is used for talking about future possibilities: I may go to London next week.

Could May and might possibility?

When you want to talk about possibilities, use could, may and might. They all mean the same thing and we use them all to talk about things that are possibly true now and things that will possibly happen in the future. If you think things are possibly NOT true or NOT certain, say ‘might not’ or ‘may not’.

Are May and might interchangeable?

May have been and might have been mean the same thing in American English, and are nearly always interchangeable. These two sentences are equivalent, for example: I may have been taking a shower when you called. I might have been taking a shower when you called.

How do you use might Meaning?

might

1. 1 —used to express permission, liberty, probability, or possibility in the past The president might do nothing without the board’s consent.
2. 2 —used to say that something is possible We might get there before it rains.
3. 3 —used to express a present condition contrary to fact If you were older you might understand.