Is "might" the preterit of "may"?

Can · #1 (permalink) Tue Jul 24, 2007 0:38 am *Is "might" the preterit of "may"?*

Hi All!

So my questions stands in the title: Is "might" the preterit of "may"?

Thank you!

Mister Micawber · #2 (permalink) Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:35 am *Is "might" the preterit of "may"?*

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We don't use the term 'preterite' in discussion of English, as there is no other simple past tense. 'Might' occasionally appears as the past form of 'may', just as 'could' appears as the past of 'can', but usually they are used as separate forms in conditional statements.
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Can · #3 (permalink) Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:11 am *Is "might" the preterit of "may"?*

All right! Thanks a lot!

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