may\might\could
May - The biggest probability
Maight - The smallest probability
Could - Sth between
The modal auxiliary could is used to express present possibility:
We could always spend the afternoon just sitting around talking.
may and might
In the context of expressing possibility, may and might are interchangeable present and future forms and might + have + past participle is the past form.
l searched for my wallet and it wasn't there.l thought l ( )it at home.
A might have left B could have left
综上所挖掘,might have done可表示过去可能发生的事,而could 只用于表现在可能发生的事,may 和might可互换,均表现在和将来可能发生的事.
故此题选用might have left.
Maight - The smallest probability
Could - Sth between
The modal auxiliary could is used to express present possibility:
We could always spend the afternoon just sitting around talking.
may and might
In the context of expressing possibility, may and might are interchangeable present and future forms and might + have + past participle is the past form.
l searched for my wallet and it wasn't there.l thought l ( )it at home.
A might have left B could have left
综上所挖掘,might have done可表示过去可能发生的事,而could 只用于表现在可能发生的事,may 和might可互换,均表现在和将来可能发生的事.
故此题选用might have left.
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how to distinguish between 'may' and 'can or could'?
on the differences in the subject meaning and the speaker and spoken (说话人与剧中人)I spoke a larger unto you ，but I may do a little bit (= if I do little bit , the mechine says I have permission)所以写好的大东东进不来
on the differences in the subject meaning and the speaker and spoken (说话人与剧中人)I spoke a larger unto you ，but I may do a little bit (= if I do little bit , the mechine says I have permission)所以写好的大东东进不来
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