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I am trying to formulate guidelines for learners of English as a foreign language with regards the use of may/might/could to express possibility. It seems to me that you can use these three modals (almost) interchangeably when expressing possibility. For example, 'Where's Mary?' 'I'm not sure....

Ana, if you are trying to understand the difference between the present perfect and the past simple, well, you can't? And why? Because every learner have been trying to do that since English was invented, but no one has ever succeeded! It is a trap! Ok, seriously, I can tell you the way I...

The following comes from a test done a few days ago. We were on vacation at my parents' place in Phoenix, glad to be away from the bitter Edmonton winter. Our two boys, in their early teens, were demanding of everyone's time and attention. When it was suggested we (A) to the shopping...

This MAY help: a) May or might (permission): May I see your passport, please? May I open the window? Might I use your bathroom? (especially in British English) Can I help you?; May I help you? (Can I help and am I allowed to help?). You may go now (=you are allowed to go). May I help...