May / might

May

Podemos usar "may" para pedir permiso. De todas maneras es más formal y no se usa muy a menudo en el moderno ingles  hablado.

• May I borrow your pen?
• May we think about it?
• May I go now?

Usamos "may" para sujerir algo posible.

• It may rain later today.
• I may not have time to do it today.
• Tomas may come with us

Might

Usamos "might" para sugerir una pequeña posibilidad de algo. A menudo leemos que "might" sugiere menos posibilidad que "may". Hay de hecho menos posibilidad y "might" es más normal que "may" en el inglés hablado.

• She might be at home by now but it's not sure at all.
• It might rain this afternoon.
• I might not have time to go to the shops for you.
• I might not go.

Para el pasado, usamos "might have"

• He might have tried to call while I was out.
• I might have dropped it in the street.

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