May Might Must Modals of Certainty and Hope
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May Might Must Modals of Certainty and Hope
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# May Might Must Modals
## Degrees of certainty in the presetn
- 接不定式一般式
- 100%: I am sick.
- 95%: I must be sick
- 50%: I may be sick; I might be sick; I could be sick.
## Might as the past tense of may
- Modals change to a past form in reported speech
- I may take more pictures (direct quote)
- She said she might take more pictures (reported speech)
- May changes to might to express a possible state in the past
- She might have stayed home
## Degrees of uncertainty in the future
- You might not do well on the test
## May is sometimes used to express hope
- May it be an evening star.People today do not always follow these rules about present and past tense for may and might.
- might 比 may 更委婉
- 一般式也可以表示对未来的推测，只要推测的事件是未来发生的？比如上面的test是next week 使用的是might not do
- 进行式：当前发生 or 将来的推测
Words in This Story
| word | meaning | 出处 | 含义 | 关联 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prayer/preə/ | 1. countable the words that you use when speak to God or god 2. uncountable the act of speaking to God or a god | 祷告的经文；祷告（行为） | ||
| religious/rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ | 1. connected with religion 2. having a strong belief in a religion | 宗教的；虔诚的 | ||
| sentiment/ˈsentɪmənt/ | a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions | use may to express positive sentiments | 情感 |