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One such grammatical distinction causing much confusion is the use of the modal auxiliaries ‘may’ and ‘might’. When used in the present tense, the two modals are almost transposable, as the difference between the two is merely a very small degree of certainty. However, it has become common...

hi greetings from the philippines !!! I need your help on the following. I don't think my English is all that bad, but I frequently get confused when trying to use the following verbs. A detailed description with examples is as follows: She has to go. (Present) She had to go....

Thanks JTT, You're welcome, Hela. Hela: I was going to suggest : d) I WILL HAVE TO get their breakfast (you accepted that one) and I’ll d) be obliged to get their breakfast soon. JJT: My read on BrE suggests that 'must' is more likely here but for NaE, 'have to' is much...

Thanks JTT, 1) I was going to suggest : d) I WILL HAVE TO get their breakfast (you accepted that one) f) I HAD BETTER get up k) that dog COULD HAVE hidden p) we MIGHT HAVE got his mother What do you think ? 2) British grammar books seem not to make any difference between "DON'T HAVE TO,...

Abbie wrote: 2. Why would you want to do that? Here, you are using a conditional, 'would', because although the plan has been made, there is still the opportunity to change it - it is not definite. "I might dye my hair green?" (I'm thinking about it, but I haven't decided) "Why would you want...

Mr P: 'Could' can't be replaced with 'can' in 2b. 'Was possible' can't be replaced with 'is possible' in 2e. Therefore that which denotes 'the ability that was available in the past' is 'could' in 2b and 'was possible' in 2e. Which is the same as saying 'could is the past tense of...