Modals of Possibility
Published in
Sep 11, 2021
May
May
May is a type of auxiliary modal verb used to express the possibility for something to happen and also to ask for or give permission.
Affirmative
Its structure, in the affirmative form, is:
Subject + may + verb + …
- I/You may work
- He/She/It may work
- We/You/They may work
For example:
“It may snow this winter.”
Negative
Its structure, in the negative form, is:
Subject + may + not + verb + …
- I/You may not work
- He/She/It may not work
- We/You/They may not work
For example:
“It may not snow this winter.”
Interrogative
Its structure, in the interrogative form, is:
May + subject + verb + …?
- May I/you work …?
- May he/she/it work …?
- May we/you/they work …?
For example:
“May it snow this winter?”
