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can u please help me understand ,how to use the words like may,maybe,may be,might in a sentence?.I know that Might is the past tense of may ,but I have seen people using it to express some other meaning ,not just as the past tense of mayplease help!!!!

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dodo

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hi astro,

concerning your question :may is modal auxiliary which is used with another verb to express permission or possibility,for example:may i use your hair-drier? or,take your umbrella,it may rain today.may must be followed by infinitive.maybe is an adverb expresses possibility,for example:maybe it will be warmer tomorrow.maybe is somehow similar to the adverb “perhaps”.and may be equals may.finally,might is also modal auxiliary in the past form as you said ,but it is in the form of the past not in the meaning.might expresses ,also,possibility and permission and of course as all the modal auxiliaries ,must be followed by an infinitive.

hope this will be useful for you ,and iam ready to answer all your questions

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vubu
Might can be used as a NOUN meaning strength, power, or force. “He fought the battle with all his might.” “I will fight this tempatation with power and might.” (This MIGHT be the other meaning you were talking about. – Here might is used as a form of the VERB may.) Yes, may and may be are both verbs, but maybe is an ADVERB. Adverbs work with verbs: “Maybe Astro will like the movie.” It means, How will Astro like the movie? Maybe! “Maybe Astro sings like a star.” Astro sings – maybe! I think the other examples from others will answer your questions about may and may be. (You could not use may or may be in the same sentence as maybe.) Hope this helps!
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Kelly Blue
well, if u wanna use d word may, you could ask “How may I help you?” if for maybe would be, “Maybe, you are right” for may be would be, “We may be getting to know each other” and might would be, “I might be able to help you on this”. i hope that this may be of use to you. good luck!
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Anonymous
u can refer some gramer books which ll surely help u……like

books of oxford publication…..

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Jia_Qi
u can read more books(about grammar,vocab,etc.).
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