MAY AND MIGHT

• May and Might are used to express permission and request.

For Example :-

May i use this pen ?

Might he comes in ?

You may go in now.

They might take new steps.

• May and might are used to express conjecture and possibility.

For Example :-

It may rain today.

They might come in the right time.

You may get the first division if you read sincerely.

• May is used to express wishes, fear and hopes etc.

For Example :-

May God bless you.

I hope you may pass in the first division.

The snake may bite in the darkness.

A ghost may appear in the lonely road.

• May is used to express purpose in a ' that' clause.

For Example :-

He labours hard that he may earn more.

Harish saves money that he may leads an easy life.

•  Might is used to express a gentle approach.

For Example :-

The matter is serious, you might have informed me for treatment.

Why don't you call me over telephone ?

• Might is used as the past tense of 'may'.

For Example :-

He said," if may rain today".

He said that it might rain that day.

The boy said "i may be helped".

The boy said that he might be helped.

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