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May / might have + past participle

Band 7+speakingtask2

used to say that something was possibly true in the past

Examples

“She might have missed the bus, which is why she's late.”

“They may have already left by the time you arrive.”

“I may have left my bag at the café.”

Band 8 sentence

“Given the evidence, the committee concluded that the company may have misreported its earnings.”

Collocations

  • may/might have + past participle

Common mistakes

He might had gone home→He might have gone home

He might of gone home→He might have gone home

Say it for a higher band

5Maybe + past simple→6could have + past participle→7+may/might have + past participle

Synonyms

could have + past participle

Easily confused

could have + past participle

“She could have taken a different route to avoid the traffic.”

Related words

By the time + clause, clauseWhether + clause (or not)So + adjective + that + clauseEven if + clause, clauseSuch + (a/an) + noun + that + clauseIf + past perfect, would have + past participleOn the one hand + clause; on the other hand + clauseGiven that + clause, + clause

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