may and might 1
ما از may یا might استفاده میکنیم وقتی که مطمئن نیستیم و فقط میخوایم بگیم که یه چیزی شاید اتفاق بیفته یا شاید درسته.
فاعل + may / might + فعل ساده
- He may be in his office.
ممکنه توی دفترش باشه. - She might be having lunch.
شاید داره ناهار میخوره. - I may go to the party tonight.
ممکنه امشب برم مهمونی. - We might not know the answer.
شاید جواب رو ندونیم.
وقتی بخوای بگی شاید یه چیزی درست نباشه، از may not یا might not استفاده میکنی.
- He may not be home.
ممکنه خونه نباشه. - She might not know the answer.
شاید جواب رو ندونه.
وقتی میخوای بگی شاید یه چیزی در گذشته اتفاق افتاده باشه، از may have یا might have استفاده میکنی.
فاعل + may / might + have + شکل سوم فعل (past participle)
- She may have been asleep.
شاید خواب بوده. - You might have left it at work.
شاید تو محل کارت جا گذاشتی. - He may not have felt well.
شاید حالش خوب نبوده. - She might not have known about it.
شاید خبر نداشته.
- She might not have received my message.
شاید پیامم رو نگرفته باشه. - She couldn’t have received my message.
محاله پیامم رو گرفته باشه!
- Maybe it’s true.
(شاید درسته) - It may be true.
(ممکنه درست باشه)
| ساختار | معنی | مثال | ترجمه |
|---|---|---|---|
| may / might + verb | شاید (در حال / آینده) | She might come. | شاید بیاد. |
| may not / might not + verb | شاید نه | He may not come. | شاید نیاد. |
| may / might have + pp | شاید در گذشته | I might have lost it. | شاید گمش کردم. |
| may not / might not have + pp | شاید اتفاق نیفتاده | She might not have seen it. | شاید ندیده باشه. |
| couldn’t have + pp | محاله اتفاق افتاده باشه | She couldn’t have seen it. | محاله دیده باشه. |
حالا وقتشه با درسی که الان یاد گرفتیم بریم چند تا تست بزنیم که مهارت خودمون رو در این درس بسنجیم.
1. She’s not answering her phone. She ______ be busy.
2. I’m not sure, but he ______ know the answer.
3. He ______ be home. His car isn’t outside.
4. Take an umbrella. It ______ rain later.
5. He ______ have left early. His jacket is gone.
6. Sarah ______ have received the invitation. She didn’t come.
7. I can’t find my keys. I ______ have lost them.
8. They’re not here. They ______ gone to lunch.
9. She ______ be telling the truth. I'm not sure.
10. I’m not sure, but he ______ have taken the wrong bus.
11. She looks pale. She ______ be sick.
12. They ______ be sleeping now. It’s very late.
13. I don’t know where she is. She ______ be at home.
14. You ______ have left it at the café.
15. He ______ not be the right person for this job.
16. It’s a bit cloudy. It ______ rain.
17. Where is John? He ______ have gone home early.
18. She ______ not have received my text. That’s why she didn’t reply.
19. I’m not sure if he’s here. He ______ be in the kitchen.
20. That ______ be his brother. They look very similar.