Tense degan atama bilan ifodalanadi. Macmillian English Dictionary for Advanced Learners lug'atida zamon, ya'ni tense

might modal soʻzi hozirgi va oʻtgan zamonda birovni tanqid qilish, koyish uchun ham qoʻllana oladi.
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You might look after the child. She's ill. (Bolaga qara axir! U kasal.)
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You might have told me about that!!!
may modal fe'li tilak va istaklarni bildirishda ham qoʻllaniladi. Bunday vaziyatda u gap boshida keladi.
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May God be with you. (Xudo sizga yor boʻlsin.)
Oʻtgan zamonda biror ish-harakat sodir boʻlganligi ehtimolini bildirish uchun quyidagi qurilma qoʻllaniladi.
Positive form
Negative form
Question form
Ega+ may/might have+V
3 (ed)
Ega+may not/might not have+V
3 (ed)
May/might+Ega have+V
3(ed)
?
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Ann did not come to the meeting. She may have been ill. (Perhaps she was ill...balki u kasal boʻlib
qolgandir.)
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I cannot find my bag anywhere. I might have left it in the shop. (Men sumkamni topolmayapman.
Doʻkonga tashlab kelgandirman.)
Oʻtgan zamonda davom etib turgani taxmin qilingan ish-harakatlar uchun quyidagi qurilma qoʻllaniladi.
Positive form
Negative form
Question form
Ega+may/might
have
been+V
ing
Ega+may not /might not have
been+V
ing
May/might+Ega have been V
ing
?
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Tom: I wonder why Jack didn't answer the phone.
Julie: He may have been sleeping. (Perhaps he was sleeping...balki u uxlab yotgandir.)
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A: Why didn't he say hello when he passed us in the street?
B: He might have been day-dreaming. (U hayol surib ketayotgandir.)
Hozirgi zamonda ehtimollikni bildirish uchun could modal fe'li ham qoʻllaniladi. Bunday vaziyatlarda