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Can - May - Might � � CAN�means�"capable of doing" (ability) � MAY is used to ask permission�- or - to say there is a fair possibility � MIGHT is used to say there is a possibility but that it is not very likely � � � I maycanmight speak French well. � MayCanMight I help you? � The Queen maycanmight visit tomorrow. � MayCanMight I close the door? � I�canmaymight go on holiday to Spain. � I maycanmight drive. MayCanMight I eat the last apple? I maymightcan run faster than my brother. � I maycanmight eat steak tonight. � I maycanmight live to be more than a hundred years old. � I maycanmight swim. � My mother�maycanmight telephone me today. � I maycanmight win the lottery this weekend. � MayCanMight I kiss you? � I maycanmight see Brad Pitt when I am in Hollywood. � I maycanmight see the sea from my apartment. � We maycanmight find aliens on Mars. � � Meanings -�Complete�the statements below � May I eat the last apple? - There are no applesis one appleis more than one apple - There is no one else thereare other people there - The person is not hungryis offering the apple to the otherswants to eat the apple � � I� may eat steak tonight - Does the person have to eat steak? YesNo - Can he eat something else? ProbablyNo - Is he thinking about eating steak? YesNo - When is he thinking of eating steak? For breakfastFor lunchFor dinnerRight now / Immediately - Will he eat steak tonight? YesIt is quite likely /probableIt is not very likely /probableNo � � I can see the sea from my apartment? - Where does the person live? In a houseIn an apartmentIn a hutIn a bungalow - Is it close to the sea? No, it is far from the seaIt is less than 5 kilometers from the seaIt is directly next to the sea - Does the apartment have any views? YesNo - Is it possible to see the sea when in the apartment? YesNo � � I might see Brad Pitt when I am in Hollywood. - Where is the person? In HollywoodWe do not knowWe do not know but if he is not in Hollywood he is planning to go to Hollywood - Where is Brad Pitt? In HollywoodWe do not know - Does he know Brad Pitt? YesNoWe do not know - but he knows who Brad Pitt is, has heard of him - Does he have a meeting arranged with Brad Pitt? YesNoProbably NotProbably - Does he want to meet Brad Pitt? YesNoWe do not know - Is he going to meet Brad Pitt?�YesNoProbablyPossibly but it is not very likely /probable � �