MODAL VERBS -

MAY
By Polonchyk Mykhailo, group INA-22
ASKING FOR
PERMISSION
May I go out?
May I be the part of your team?
PROHIBITION
You may not talk during the test.
You may not cheat.
POSSIBILITY FOR SP. SIT.
+
They may be at home now.
Jane may be walking at the moment.
POSSIBILITY FOR SP. SIT.
-
George may not be drinking tea.
My sister may not do her homework.
 POSSIBILITY IN THE
PAST (P.I.)
‘Ann hasn’t arrived yet.’ ‘She may have missed the train.’ (=
It is possible that she missed the train.)
 MAY HAVE TO
It may have to be the best website I’ve ever seen.
THAN