Where is may and might used?

May is often used for politeness, to make an order appear as a request; might is used to make the speaker more remote from the request.

What the difference between might and may?

Determining whether something is very likely or remotely likely is the difference between choosing “may” or “might” for your sentence. Here is the breakdown: Use “may” when something is more likely to happen. Use “might” if something is less likely to happen or in a hypothetical situation.

Is might the past of may?

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.

What is the difference between may have and might have?

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.

When to use may have or might have?

Nowadays, you can safely use “might have” and “may have” interchangeably. However, be aware that some strict grammarians might insist that only “might have” can be used in the past tense. Therefore, to play it safe, you should opt for “might have” over “may have.”

Could have and might have difference?

Could have expresses certainty about doing something whereas might have expresses uncertainty about doing something. I wouldn’t over analyze it too much but that’s the difference in my opinion. They’re very similar phrases in the context they’re used.

Is it I may have or I might have?

What is the difference between ‘Have you Seen’ and ‘did you see’?

“Have you seen” implies that the person saw your glasses sometime in the recent past right up to the present moment. “Did you see” is asking if the person has ever seen your glasses, at any time in the past. It makes a big difference if you’re looking for a lost pair of glasses.

What does did you see my glasses mean?

Did you see my glasses? “Have you seen” implies that the person saw your glasses sometime in the recent past right up to the present moment. “Did you see” is asking if the person has ever seen your glasses, at any time in the past. It makes a big difference if you’re looking for a lost pair of glasses.

What is the difference between May and might in a sentence?

I might have been taking a shower when you called. The one-word forms may and might are also nearly always interchangeable. Both are most commonly used to say that something is possible or probable, as in these examples: You may/might be right. (=It is possible that you are right.)

Is it correct to say Have you seen him?

If you’re looking for him, asking have you seen him?is almost always correct. It doesn’t matter how long ago he was last seen. – Peter Shor Apr 30 ’16 at 14:06