 89  II. May (might) followed by any form of the infinitive denotes: I. Supposition, uncertainty (предположение, неуверенность). May in this sense is synonymous with perhaps at maybe, and occurs in affirmative and negative statements. This news is so strange that you may not believe it. (Perhaps you won't believe it;) He may come or he may not. (Может быть, он придет, а может и нет.) She may not know that you are here. (Perhaps she doesn't know that you are here.) Why hasn’t he come? He may have been hurt. (Perhaps he has been hurt. We still don't know whether he has or has not.) Why aren’t you at the station? They may be arriving. The indefinite infinitive indicates reference to the present or future, that is it expresses a supposition or uncertainty about a present or future action. They may arrive tonight or tomorrow. The perfect infinitive indicates reference to the past. May(might) in the sense of supposition or uncertainty is not used in questions. Here a supposition, an uncertainty in questions is rendered by: Is it likely? or Do you think...? Is Mary likely to arrive tonight? Do you think he has already come? Note: The difference between the meaning of the negative forms of can and may: 89 |
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