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matured
He isn’t matured enough to get married.
He isn’t mature enough to get married.
Replacing such a politically matured leader will not be easy.
Replacing such a politically mature leader will not be easy.
Use matured/mature when you are talking about wine, cheese etc: ‘The whisky is kept here until
it has matured/is mature.’
When you are talking about people, the usual word is mature: ‘He’s very mature for a boy of
sixteen.’
may
If I hadn’t seen the car coming, I may have been killed.
If I hadn’t seen the car coming, I might have been killed.
To refer to something in the past that was possible but did not actually happen, use might have or
could have (NOT may have): ‘If you had worked harder, you might have passed the exam.’
Compare: ‘I may have left it at home - I’m not sure.’
maybe
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Maybe you’ll find the film very boring.
You may find the film very boring.
Maybe you will have problems breathing.
You may have problems breathing.
Instead of using maybe ... will, use may + infinitive: ‘They may decide that our offer is too low, of
course.’
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