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MAY, MIGHT
They indicate present of future possibility:
He might arrive soon
He may arrive soon
May I? or May We? are used for polite requests in the same way as Can I? or Can we?:
May I ask you a question?
May I have a glass of water, please?
MAY is occasionally used in formal English to mean TO BE ALLOWED TO:
Guests may bring husbands or wives if they wish
MAY and MIGHT are usually used in question form only with I or WE
The negative of MAY is MAY NOT
The negative of MIGHT is MIGHT NOT
NEED + INFINITIVE WITH TO
Positive
I need to practice my English
Negative
DON´T NEED TO It is used when the situation does not require something to be done:
You don´t need to have a visa to go to France from Britain
NEEDN´T is used when the speaker gives the authority for something not to be done
Questions
Do I need to apply for a visa?
MODALS IN THE PAST: DIFFERENT MEANINGS
SHOULD and OUGHT TO have their normal meaning in the past:
You shouldn´t have done that
You ought to have warned me about him
MAY and MIGHT have their normal meaning in the past:
John might have told her what happened
