tify"> A useful rough-and-ready rule is that rime adverbs may come at either end of the sentence, but not in the middle.in this meaning occurs only in affirmative sentences and is followed only by the simple infinitive.form might is used in past-time contexts in accordance with the rules of the sequence of the tenses.2: He said the might order a taxi by telephone. 2: Він сказав, що міг би замовити таксі по телефону. p align="justify"> Might followed by the Perfect Infinitive indicates that the action was not carried out owning to certain circumstances (expressed in the sentence or implied) .3: It seemed to him that the most interesting thing in life was what might lie just around the corner. (O. Henry) [p.63]
Translation 3: Йому здавалося, що сама цікава річ в житті була тим, що могло б лягти тільки за рогом.
3) permission1: If you have got a car and can drive, you may spend part of your holiday moving from place to place. (C. Eckersley) [p.96]
Translation 1: Якщо у вас є автомобіль і можете пересуватися, то ви можете витратити частину свого вихідного, переміщати з місця на місце.
May in this meaning is found in affirmative sentences, in interrogative sentences which usually express a request, and in negative sentences where it denotes prohibition. But in negative sentences it is not common as prohibition is generally expressed by other modal verbs (see can and must) .2: You may smoke in here. May I smoke in here? You may not smoke in here. 2: Ти можеш палити тут. Чи можу я палити тут? Ти не можеш курити тут. p align="justify"> In this meaning may is combined only with the simple infinitive. In interrogative sentences the form might is also found when we wish to express a more polite request.3: May I join you? 3: Я можу приєднатися до Вас? p align="justify"> In reported speech the form might is used.4: He told me that I might smoke in the room. He asked me if he might join us. 4: Він сказав мені, що я міг би палити в кімнаті. Він сказав мені, що міг би приєднатися до нас. p align="justify"> 4) disapproval or reproach1: You might carry the parcel for me. You might have helped me. 1: Ви могли б нести мій пакет. Ви могли б допомогти мені. p align="justify"> Here we find only the form might used in affirmative sentences and followed by the simple of Perfect infinitive. In the latter case it expressed reproach for the nonperformance of an action.form might which expresses unreality is not always parallel to may. Might expresses unreality only in combination with the Perfect infinitive.2: There was a car accident in front of our house. Luckily Tommy was at school. He might have been killed. (J. Joyce.) [P.56] 2: Була автомобільна катастрофа перед нашим будинком. На щастя Томмі був у школі. Він міг би погібнуть.most cases might is used as a milder and more polite form than may of as a form implying a greater degree of uncertainty...
