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Old 25-Jun-2008, 17:41
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Default Re: Please help

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Originally Posted by hsb View Post
Hello Teachers,

Could please explain what is the difference between these two sentences?

1)"She was not in the class last week"
"She may have gone to meet her parents in Delhi"

2)"She was not in the class last week"
"She might have gone to meet her parents in Delhi"

I have a little confusion with "might/may+have+P.P."Please help me.
Hi, hsb!
I think...basically, they both have the same meaning.
A slight difference might be that..."might have+P.P" suggests a smaller chance of something happening than "may have+P.P."

Please wait for the advice from native speakers.
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