Expresii:
Can I have a cup of coffee, please?/imi dati o ceasca de cafea, va rog?
Can I have a ham sandwich, please?/imi dati un sendvis cu sunca, va rog?
Can I have….? modul in care ceri ceva
Would you like…….?modul in care oferi ceva
Would you like a cup of coffee? Ati dori o ceasca de cafea?
Would you like a ham sandwich? Ati dori un sandvis cu sunca?
2.MAY – MIGHT= a putea (a avea permisiunea)
May I open the window?
Pot sa deschid fereastra?
May I leave now?
Pot pleca acum?
to leave –left-left = a pleca, a lasa, a parasi, a lasa
[mei] – [mait]
May = forma pentru prezent
You may be right = Se poate sa ai dreptate
Might = forma numai pt. conditional (nu si pentru trecut)
You might be right = s-ar putea sa ai dreptate
I may leave now. Eu pot pleca acum (am permisiunea de a pleca)
Affirmative
I may leave now.
Eu pot pleca acum
You may open the window.
Tu poti deschide fereastra.
He may close the door.
El poate inchide usa.
She may leave earlier today.
Ea poate pleca mai devreme azi.
We may open the shop earlier.
Noi putem deschide magazinul mai devreme.
You may turn on the computer.
Tu poti aprinde calcuatorul.
They may turn off the TV.
Ei pot stinge televizorul
Negative
I may not leave now.
Eu nu pot pleca acum
You may not open the window.
Tu nu poti deschide fereastra.
He may not close the door.
El nu poate inchide usa.
She may not leave earlier today.
Ea nu poate pleca mai devreme azi.
We may not open the shop earlier.
Noi nu putem deschide magazinul mai devreme.
You may not turn on the computer.
Tu nu poti aprinde calcuatorul.
They may not turn off the TV.
Ei nu pot stinge televizorul
Interrogative
May I leave now?
May you open the window?
May he close the door?
May she leave earlier today?
may we open the shop earlier?
May you turn on the computer?
may they turn off the TV?
Observatii: may = can (aici)
1) May I open the window? formal (mult mai politicos si protocolar)
Can I open the window? informal (folosit in vorbirea obisnuita)
2) May diferit de can
I can leave now = eu pot pleca (sunt capabil)
I may leave now = eu pot pleca (am permisiunea)
3) could = forma de trecut+conditional
might = numai forma de conditional