Maybo
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I'm learning "may/might" and focus on the past tense of "may" - "might".
I just read an explanation about it and has a question.
"The auxiliaries may and might are often used interchangeably. Most of the time, interchanging them doesn’t seem to matter.
Strictly speaking, might is the past form of may, but may often occurs in past tense constructions, and might is used in sentences about the present or future." (Source: website)
Does the explanation mean that "may" can be used in a past tense sentence like this?
For example: Yesterday, I saw a girl running very fast across the road. The road was coarse and I thought she may fall down.
Did I get the explanation right?
I just read an explanation about it and has a question.
"The auxiliaries may and might are often used interchangeably. Most of the time, interchanging them doesn’t seem to matter.
Strictly speaking, might is the past form of may, but may often occurs in past tense constructions, and might is used in sentences about the present or future." (Source: website)
Does the explanation mean that "may" can be used in a past tense sentence like this?
For example: Yesterday, I saw a girl running very fast across the road. The road was coarse and I thought she may fall down.
Did I get the explanation right?
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