Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision		 Previous revision
en:grammar:modals:might_and_may [2017/02/15 08:27] – kimen:grammar:modals:might_and_may [2023/02/14 14:32] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
Line 16: Line 16:
 =====Some common expressions===== =====Some common expressions=====
 <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: background1; ;'>Expression</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 6cm; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: background1; ;'>Meaning</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: background1; ;'>Example</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Pigs </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> fly.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Used to say something is very unlikely</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"I </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> work on that report after dinner tonight."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"Yes and pigs </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> fly."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>'</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>/</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> as well' (+ </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>bare infinitive</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>)</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Indicates that it is better to do something than not - it shows no strong preference. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"Shall we go to the office party?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"We</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> as well; there's nothing else to do tonight."</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Come what </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Whatever happens. </span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Come what </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>, I'm going to finish this report by the end of the week.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Be that as it</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>. </span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Even so/nevertheless.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Sorry to hear of your troubles but, be that as it </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>, I still need you to be in the office on time. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>subject + '</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well have' + </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>past participle</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>It is probable that something has been done but I don't remember.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"You said you wouldn't be here tonight."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"I </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well have said that but here I am."</span></b><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; ;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>You </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well ask.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>To say that you want the same question to be answered.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"Where are Susan and Trevor? They were supposed to be here early."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"You </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well ask. They left home over an hour ago."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>See also</span></b></p><p> <b><span style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ;'>Could</span></b><br></p></html> <html> <table style="border: currentColor; border-image: none; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #5B9BD5 1.0pt; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: background1; ;'>Expression</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 6cm; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: background1; ;'>Meaning</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="background: rgb(91, 155, 213); border-width: 1pt 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-background-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: white; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: background1; ;'>Example</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Pigs </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> fly.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Used to say something is very unlikely</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"I </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> work on that report after dinner tonight."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"Yes and pigs </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> fly."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>'</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>/</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> as well' (+ </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>bare infinitive</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>)</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Indicates that it is better to do something than not - it shows no strong preference. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"Shall we go to the office party?"</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"We</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> might</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> as well; there's nothing else to do tonight."</span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Come what </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Whatever happens. </span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Come what </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>, I'm going to finish this report by the end of the week.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Be that as it</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>. </span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border: 0px rgb(0, 0, 0); border-image: none; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Even so/nevertheless.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 0px 0px; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>Sorry to hear of your troubles but, be that as it </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>, I still need you to be in the office on time. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>subject + '</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well have' + </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>past participle</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 0px; border-style: solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-top-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>It is probable that something has been done but I don't remember.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"You said you wouldn't be here tonight."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"I </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well have said that but here I am."</span></b><b><span style='color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> </span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; ;"> <td width="198" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt 1pt; border-style: none none solid solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 118.8pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-left-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>You </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well ask.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="284" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 0px 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; border-image: none; width: 6cm; background-color: transparent; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>To say that you want the same question to be answered.</span></b></p> </td> <td width="317" valign="top" style="border-width: 0px 1pt 1pt 0px; border-style: none solid solid none; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(91, 155, 213) rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 189.9pt; background-color: transparent; mso-border-right-themecolor: accent1; mso-border-bottom-themecolor: accent1;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"Where are Susan and Trevor? They were supposed to be here early."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>"You </span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>may</span></b><b><span style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'> well ask. They left home over an hour ago."</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;'>&nbsp;</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><p> <br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 7.5pt;"><b><span style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; ;'>See also</span></b></p><p> <b><span style='color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; ;'>Could</span></b><br></p></html>
 +[[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]