Thread: family conflict over the phrase " may you help me"
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Old 24-Nov-2005, 00:48
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Default Re: family conflict over the phrase " may you help me"
hi,

as far as I know about Modal verbs, we use Can/Could/May/Mighit to give permission or to ask for permission. The equivalent expression is to be allowed to .We use Can/Could to express what a person is able to do.

Can/Could/May/Might are also used to express probability (it's getting very dark, It may rain or It can rain this afternoon)

Hope I would help you something.
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