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- Nataaliam_43October 2021
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cgonzalezesqOctober 2021 might of course also means strength, but let’s move beyond that portion of the definition. 1. ’Might’ I might watch television tonight. Might signifies the possibility of doing something in the future. 2. May is of course a month, and outside of that, is similar to migh. You would say I may watch television tonight with the exact same meaning as above. 3. would is a bit different would denotes if given then choice you would take a certain action. Such as If i have time tonight I would like to watch television. It may be conditional, as noted in the sentence or it could be just a statement of opinion or preference such as I would prefer the red dress over the blue dress. |
AussieInBgOctober 2021 ”might” and ”may” are similar, but differ between British and American English in how they are used. I cover all that in my answer to the question.
StewYorkshireOctober 2021 yes
Nataaliam_43October 2021 Then might and may is same?
AussieInBgOctober 2021 From your specific choice of the modal verbs ”might”, ”may” and ”would”, I infer that you are looking at their possibility/probability aspects. Also from the nature of your question, I can guess that you are learning British English rather than American English. So, in my answer, I'm going to focus on British English and the probability/possibility aspects of "might/may/which" while at the same time give the general differences between British and American English for these modal verbs. |