MAY or MIGHT?

As always great lesson. Thanks

mieto1969

Yep! I absulutely agree with you; it was a phenomenal video lesson. I admire the way she explains grammar with great easy.

Talking abou t modal verbs, could it be possible for you Gill to develop a lesson on HAVE and must? As far as I can tell, there are also subtle differences in their use.

Thanks for sharing all this with us Gill. Take care.

Regino

Thannk you Gill!

priceless

Thank you Gill

MsAnyuta

greeting from Azerbaijan )

bakhtiyar ali

Hi Gill, I have a question about the order that may/might it’s place in a sentence. Can it be place after have,like in the example you gave (Do you think you may have dropped them in the street) can it be Doyou think you have MAY dropped them …….

Also I didn’t quite understood the difference between maybe and may be, May you help to understand that please?

I really enjoy watching your videos, it was a while since your last one :D

Fernandabelen

Hello Fernandabelen — thanks for your question. The word order must be ‘may have’ — it doesn’t sound correct the other way around. As I explained in the video, ‘maybe’ means ‘perhaps’, but ‘may be’ are two separate words meaning ‘could be’. Thanks for your kind words — I’m glad you find the videos enjoyable :-)

Gill

Hi Gill, I understood all the lesson without using subtitles. Your English is very clear and you are a nice, good teacher. Thank you so much.

Excellent

you are wonderfull teacher gill. thanks for videos
but may ı ask => :) may be = could be ?

gkhanfeez

Very useful lesson, Gill. Thank you so much.

Júlio César L Sousa

Thank you EngVid for this lesson

Roberto Reis

Great, thank you Gill.

Delisma

Great lesson , thank you

AlMarri

It’s my first time 100 score. Thank you very much, Gill.

Worawitoo

Thank Ms Gill for your lesson! but i’d like to ask more something. I think the sentence: maybe and may be have same meaning is correct. both of them are possible, they are different about position in sentence, when they are in first sentence it’s maybe, and when position of them in sentence they are may be. please explain more for me

nguyen van long

Thanks Nguyen — as I said in the video, ‘maybe’ and ‘may be’ are different. Please see my reply to Fernandabelen above. Best wishes :-)

Gill

Perfecttt..Thankyou Gill

Maryam feili

Hi Gill mam. Thank you for this wonderful lesson.

palakshi nautiyal

Clearly understood.
Thank you very much, Gill.

Canardo

Great!!!
Thanks a lot!!!

Emilio M.

10/10 How simply! Thank you very much!

IrinaFay

Oh, really? You must be real good at grammar! See you around Irina.

Regino

I got 9/10, I am incorret in number 10. Thanks a lot ! Miss Gill, Your lesson very useful. that lesson was bitchin”!

Jon west

Thanks

Muhammadomer

100% I got :) Thank you

bakhtiyar ali

10 out of 10 :-) Thanks a lot!

Konstantin

I might have known about the differences between may and might if could know about this video early.
Thanks, grandma.

Kartick

Thank you Gill!

Issamov2

thank u madam Gill, your lesson was great!

Thanu

Thanks Gill!!Great lesson!!

knopfler86

Very good lesson! Thank you very much Gill

Afap

You are so cute! Thank you Gill.

Nizinha

Thank you Gill! new learning for me.

aespino74

I got 10, I can´t believe it!

aespino74

Hi Gill! Thanks for this lesson! I didn’t sure about the use of the word “might”, you do clarify me the difference.

Jorge

It’s a fruitfully lesson as usual, appreciate what you are doing to keep us more strong in understanding English language day after day .
My best regards Gill.

hassouna

9 out of 10 hahahaha

Nuph

Thank you so much to help with lessons!!!

pasiani

This lesson was so helpful.
Thank you Dear Gill!

cetinmih

This lesson has been very helpful because we have reviewed two important modal verbs like “may” and “might”, and overall the difference between two expressions with the same sound but not equal in meaning, very useful this last explanation of “maybe” or “perhaps”, not verb, and “may be” that it’s used as a verb. Thanks a lot, teacher Gill, we are lucky people because your method of learning English is very pedagogic and amusing, we can enjoy listening to all the explanations.

angardiobel

Thank you for this helpful lesson Gill

Cascoxa

Thank you very much the lesson was very helpful

ANNIEZ

Thank you so much! (＾▽＾) by the way,you are so cute~

PeninaQu

It’s very clear my understanding …
9 of 10 Thank you !!!

iamthanwarat

It’s great!

DogVito

thank you Gill

marktark

Thank you Gill,wish you a good health and a favorable job!

Mai Huynh Hien Vinh

Thank you Gill

struggleForEng

Useful lesson now the difference is more clear to me thanks a lot.

Kudrok

thanks a lot for the lesson! very helpful

manny79

Thank you Mam Gill. Your knowledge is useful for me.

Rahmadini Puspita Sari

Thak you, Gill for your clear explanation. I am brazilian and I’ve a biggest difficult for studing english. Sorry, if you find some mistake!

Regards… Xoxo

Maridia

Great Video. You are so charming. I learn a lot. Thank you very much, Gill!

thefall84

. I’m not quite understand abou maybe 1 word ang May be two word. Can u describe it??
Thank you

pypiiwutear212

Thanks Pypiiwutear — please see my reply to Fernandabelen above. Best wishes :-)

Gill

everything is clear. her pronunciation is very easy understanding. thank u, I sure it will helps me in future

Khodjaevam

Very helpful. Thank you

Ingrid Johanna

thanks

drhanyahmed

Thank you very much, Gill. As usual, it was a pleasure to listen to your lesson and to learn smth new.

lezerskaya

thank you for you to make me understand that :)

Basma ElMoneiry

It was great.
Thank you Gill,

Karim Khan Wardak

I might become as rich as Bill Gates. Did I say might? Of course it’s not true lol. That’s absolutely impossible.

juneriver

Thank you so much!!

juniario

I REALLY LOVE ALL THESE TEACHERS♥ THANKS AND GREETINGS FROM VENEZUELA.

Narcisso

perfect!!

laxthomas

Thanks Gill, this lesson was great and easy..:)

marcos alexandre

Thanks, Gill! Great!!!

KharlSt

Hello Gill .
Thank you for this lesson .
May I ask you something about the usage of “ask” .
” I ask you to make a suggestion ” or ” I ask you for making a suggestion ” ; may I use both sentences to say the same meaning ?
Thanks for your reply
See you

tsamp

Hi tsamp — your first example is correct, but your second example doesn’t sound right in English. All the best :-)

Gill

I love this class^^ because very slow. I can listen to english well in this class.
Thank you.

HYOJU

Great Class Gill! Good explanations! It´s easier to learn English with you. Wow…I got 10 correct out of 10! Thank you so much! God bless you! Greetings from Fortaleza (Brazil).

Leo Coelho

Thank you!

giljamesh

Thanx so much Gill got a perfect score., its awesome/.

eMyla

Many thanks for your superlative lesson, Gill! Sergio (Italy)

sergio.sorbo

Thank you very much, Gill!

Lucianamaistro

Hi Gill!

Thanks for this lesson! It’s always necessary to know these slight differences between similar words so that we can use them in the right way and make ourselves more clear.

May we have more videos like this one?

Best wishes from Rio de Janeiro!

PS: I have heard that the Past Participle of the verb “to forget” may be “forgot” or “forgotten”. Which one is used in the UK? Or both might be used indistinctly?

Eduardo França

Hi Eduardo — thank you for your kind words! Some verbs have different forms in the past tense, and this applies to the verb ‘to forget’. So for the simple past tense we say ‘I forgot’, but in the present perfect (which requires the use of the past participle) we say ‘I have forgotten’. Some verbs have the same form for the simple past and the past participle, but other verbs have different forms. I’m sorry it’s so complicated! But here is a link that might be helpful: https://www.thoughtco.com/difference-between-a-weak-verb-and-a-strong-verb-1691036
All the best :-)

Gill

Thank you for replying Gill! It was very kind of yours. The website you suggested me is quite interesting as well. :)

Eduardo França

Got 100. Gill , “may” we used just specifically for elders or someone whom we respect or generally for anyone in a polite way? Another thing gill. I didn’t get the clearer concept between maybe and may be . I found both more or less the same. Can you make it More easier for me?

Annie

Thanks Anne — ‘may’ is used for anyone you want to be polite to. Regarding your other question, please see my reply to Fernandabelen above. Best wishes :-)

Gill

I loved your video, Gill! Thank you very much for your helpful explanation!

lokazaki

may i thank you for the time you put into this clip.I might send this clip to my friend maybe I will show my brother to.I may be tied but I did manage to get 10 out of 10 on the quiz..THANK YOU

shane1121

Got 100, thank you Gill! I will seeing your videos.

RodrigoGrande

thanks mam for a great lesson

handlyjose

Its a nice class

pomelo

Excellent! This is the first time that someone has managed to explain to me the subtle difference between the two verbs. Thank you very much.

Sesquipedalian

Hi Gill, thanks a lot for this great lesson!
I’ve got a doubt.. Could I say “maybe it will be raining tomorrow morning”?
Thanks for your help.

daniferrari77

Hi Gill,
Firstly I would like to thanks for the wonderful lesson.
May I have a question for the quiz.
I wonder about the question number 7.

” He might be coming to the party. ”
Is it mean the speaker does not sure that he is going to the party now (on the way). However, it is possible that he is on his way.
May I say that it is possible that he does not want to go to the party? or I’m just thinking over.

Prinita

great teacher
thank you!

Khaiha Norman

thank you so much teacher.

Riyad yousef

T.Y
Gill srry i have enought time SRRY!!
I continue this tomorrow
OK bye GILL.

allanfreman

Thank you so much mrs. Gill

Anisa Nur khalimah

Thank you Gill for explaining the difference between may and might. And you are right, maybe and may be are easy to get me confused. I have been always liked your teaching style. Looking forward to seeing more videos from you.

All the best,
Joanne

Yongshan Lin

Thanks Ms.Gill. I was really doubtful about the use of may or might in a sentence. Sometimes I say may in a sentence in place of might. But after taking lesson from you, I really have run out this difficulty. Thanks again Ma’am.
Also after taking your lecture I got 100% result. That means your way of teaching is helpful for everyone in getting rid of their respective difficulties.
Looking forward to see more from your side Ma’am. All the very best for that. !

Batool Naz

Thanks Gill. I was a great class. you are very good

Ysa1706

i got all right thanks :)

LILY

Thank you , Gill.

51john23

Thanks, Gill.Good lesson. I got 100

nickandr

Thanks Gill.may I meet you face to face?

parviza

a million thanks from here in the Philippines! :)

rodrigodj07

Thank you so much Gill for this lesson.

br.palat

Thanks a lot Gill

Abbas naqawate

Hi Gill, I really love your lessons :).
I have a question for you:is it correct use”may” in this context?
“before your arrival we’ll help you giving you all the information you may need to reach it.”
The idea is that you “may” need my help because if you usually use navigators probably you don’t need my help to get to my house, otherwise you will surely need my assistance. Is it correct?
Thank you :)

Cecca

I got 10!!! Yep!!!

mollymaskaleva

THe EngVid is life! THe better Web Learning English that i saw. Thanks teachers without exceptions.

IGOR CRUZ

Very useful I got 10 out of 10. Thank you

Bismark Soedzede

Thank you, Gill~

robertlee

Before starting the quiz I was thinking that, may I scored 100 marks? But after giving the test I came to know that I can score 100 marks and I do this and scored 100 out of 100.

Osama khan

You got 8 correct out of 10

M kartal

Thanks again,Gill. I got 10/10. Great lesson,as usual.

Sonia1234

It a nice lesson.. Thanks, Gill. You are a good teacher.

mande97

Great THank you so much

mohamedot

Thank you, I scored 9/10

mohamedot

This lection was so clear and helpful. Thank you very much teacher.

Medardo@17

Thank you very much Gill

dahire

Girl thank I like you

Jacques42

Thank you

Samet66

I got hundred but I really get confused with these
Never Give Up!

gerarditosando

Gill, Thanks yo uso much !

Pybs

Gill, thank you so much for your easy manner

Latef Amer

Thank you Gill.

MaxEnglish6

Thank you Gill.i need sentences using maybe and may be..please let me know if you have time..

Santhosh85083

Thank you! It’s great!

Zara12

Very helpful! Thank you!!!

vivianni

Thnak you so much for this useful grammar video. It’s so easy for me now to use these words correctly and without a doubt.

Haceneamiar

Thank you Gill you’re the best English teacher ever. I hope one day I’ll be a good teacher like you

Umayma

wowow awesome lesson Miss Gill . Hugs

alexvargas

Great Teacher. It was really helpful.
Many thanks for your efforts.
You are an angel.

imranhballo

If I told my friends eight years ago i will become a quick learner and good student in English language they might they said your sight set too high but that what I did that what Gill did Gill were the change.You answered people hopes and because of you we are better stronger than we started learning English.
Thank you very much Gill. I love you teacher??❤?

Fadol87

Special thanks to Engvid teachers you are the best ever, we get benefit from your courses.

Kacim

100 score thanks

awansaab

you’re awesome thanks Grill

barisguney

Thanks Gill.

antoniosm

Hi Gill !
Thank you for your videos which are so helpful.
I would like to ask you about an important subject related with teaching English. Is there any forum to have a discussion publically with other members (teachers ands students) ? Much Love :)

BE-LLA1

With the help of your explanation, I have got 80% on the quiz.
Thank you well

firewall salim

I got 10 correct out of 10 :D

Hello Gill! Thank you so much for the lesson.

Many hugs and all the best!

laurajenyx

Thanks a lot madam.

Muhammadali2018

Hello Gill! Thank you so much for a lesson. I have a question. Why I can’t say: “It can be cold late”? And: “It can be” instead “It might be”. What is the difference? Thank you!

fijey

Great English lesson!!!

Hazzele

Thx Gill, superb lesson I got 10/10

SherlyYT

Thank you for the wonderful video! But I didn’t catch the difference between may be and maybe.

@Catherine@

thanks

ataala

what a lovely class, i enjoyed every moment of it. thank you

donjohn

Thank you for this explanatory lesson :)

drupalist

Thank you Gill. You are amazing.

wissam63

thanks gill for such a wonderful session. you are reaching style is magnificent. i have gone through all the comments and here most of them are confused with maybe and may be. so it is my humble request to you to please give us some piece of advice with the above mentioned point. thank you so much gill . hope to see you soon!!

faw786

Thank you Gill. This lesson was very useful.

flpdamatta

Thanks teacher.

Mameri

thank you very much for your lessons, Jill.

Angela19

mmmmm i get 100 in quiz . thank you Gill

Hammou3

Thank you Gill. 10:10 again because your teaching is clear.

Galina Ivanovna

Wow! First time i got 100. Thank u for ur class. I like ur classes. I am a beginer so i need more help. Thank you

Remyaanoop

But i am still confusing about maybe and may be. I am keralite in my language malayalam both meaing shows same.

Remyaanoop

Thank you!
Great lesson, 100%

travelmama

Thank you for this wonderful lesson.Be blessed.

Nano Laurent

Thank you Gill..you are a wonderfull teacher..love you ???

Birsel Uckun

Clarifying one! So may shows possibility whilst might just a probability! :)

Cosmin M

Hi Gill! Thank for another fantastic lesson!Grazie!<3.

AlessandroItaly

Thank you

hkraskian

It may be I got it!

auredson

Thanks. It’s great! I got 10 out of 10. But I worry that I might mess up when it comes to actual conversation.

Charles Taze

The first time I got a 100% second time I got 90% not bad. Thank you.

Littlebit71

Thank you Gill

Piachu

I was a excellent lesson

Marcusfer07

Finally, I found the lesson which contains “maybe and perhaps”,because i usually confuse both of them.Now i get it better.
thank you.

Ketpranee

Thank you! It was very heplful

rareoceanbird

a great teacher.thanks so much

Heba nagy

Great video

Mghoudi

Hi Gill!
Great lesson, thank you!

Is there any difference in use of may/might when probability in the past (event that did or didn’t happen) is mentioned?

For example, I dropped my phone —

1) I might have broken its display. (I know I didn’t)
2) I may have broken something inside it. (I don’t know yet)

Are might/may interchangeable here?

volodymyr l

Thank you , it seems i confused to use maybe and may be

Kanchit

Thank you Gill!

Mati Vald

I never learned before with someone who explains in a easy and fun way. And absoluty love the quiz at the end of the videos. Thank you, Gill.

miakilgrave

I got 80

Faithjewelkasongu

I got 10/10. I hadn’t known of these slight differences before I watched the video. Now, finally I know where the difference is. By the way this distinction is barely visible. That’s why vast majority of people use it interchangeably.
All the best. Peace.

marcin95

is great lesson and very useful thanks

Patrickairjet

Hi Gill, was a great class! I just have a question about the last point in the quiz, Isn’t possible writhe “we maybe going to…” ?
Thanks I love your lessons.

SucyMatilda

A very thankful for your outstanding lesson mam!it’s so useful,very clear, and more informative.I more attentive to each lesson of engvid.com.I felt delighted that my English is better than earlier.you are amazing,elegant,and great.I like your lesson as ever.

Prasunan

Gill, thanks for your useful lesson; it’s such an informative lecture. Your style of teaching is top-notch!

Nglizzy

Thank You very much,Gill,for Your great lesson.It is very useful.I have got 100%
You are the best teacher.

Nataliiat67

I really enjoyed this video thank you so much ms.gill.It made me learn so much

Nati

Thank you Ms. Gill.

Alex-1956

Very clear! Thanks, Ms Gill!

Asychan

Full marks. Loved the lesson and I’m sure this lessons of Gill will help me. Thank you, teacher!

Student021

Thank you teacher Gill!

ainamae84

great lesson.Thank you Ms. Gill

kaspy

yeah, 10 out ot 10 ?

neusoft

Greetings from India ma’am!
You are teaching really well! I am no Crystal clear with might and may. But may you pls elaborate more in differentiating between maybe and may be? I am not clear with that part.

K Ganesan

great job!

mambulya

Hello, Gill. Thank you very much for this useful lesson. Thanks to this lesson I understood the difference between two almost identical words, a difference I didn’t understand before. You are the best English teacher in the world!

Sarah-Louisa

We have just posted a new video from Gill about two more commonly confused words, THEN and THAN!

engVid Moderator

These are though – maybe or may be!
My score is 80

And this one is funny –
I have an ear infection.

Ahhha!!!

nazamargalaxy

First of all, I would like to say thank so much for video. However, I am confused about might have past participle. What kind of conditions shall I use might have + V3.

Robinson Hawla

Very clear and straightforward explanation. Thanks!

Clamacedo79

I have learned half a month with you~I like you so much. Wish to learn more from you,Gill~

SophiaBai

Thank you so much Gill. I got 10 correct out of 10.

kimurasan

Thank you for your lesson!

hachi88

Oh,your accent…an extra lesson.Magnificent…

Great lesson,very well explained.Thank you,dear Gill.

zigmund

Thanks for your lessons, Gill.

Sora

difference between “may be” or “maybe”

Varkha998811

Thank you very much. I haven’t known the difference until I have come across this beneficial video.

bekiralbay

Thank you very much.

abdelzizalouche

yay i got 9 out of 10, i had learn alot…
Thank you Gill, RIP

aryann

Hi, Gill, your lessons and tips are always useful, thanks!!

A friend of mine who travels a lot told me may and might have the same meaning – the difference of degrees in possibility doesnt exist anylonger…

But all I read about it (I don’t often travel, sniff!!) is that “may” implies in a “bigger” possibility whereas “might” denotes a lower possibility of happening… Could you say something about it, please?

marco china

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