Compiled by an English supervisor and grammar expert A’zamjon sobitov #modal verbs

Izoh: May ruxsatni ifodalash uchun faqat hozirgi zamonda ishlatiladi, o‘tgan va boshqa zamonlarda might emas, allow fe’lining majhul nisbati ishlatiladi:
He was allowed to go there.
Unga u yerga borishga ruxsat berishdi.
He has been allowed to go there.
Unga u yerga borishga ruxsat berishgandi.
He will be allowed to go there.
Unga u yerga borishga ruxsat beriladi.
Izoh: Mayga teskari mumkin emas ma’nosida may not (mayn’t) bilan bir qatorda must not (mustn’t) ham ishlatiladi:
You mayn’t smoke here.
Bu yerda chekish mumkin emas.
You mustn’t smoke here.
Bu yerda chekish mumkin emas.
2. May gapiruvchi to‘g‘riligiga ishonmagan taxminni ifodalaydi:
a) may + V hozirgi va kelasi zamondagi taxminni ifodalashda ishlatiladi:
He may know her address.
Balki u uning manzilini bilar.
He may come to London in the summer.
U Londonga yozda kelishi mumkin.
May + be + Ving suhbat vaqtida davom etayotgan taxminni ifodalaydi:
— Where is he?
— He may be walking in the garden.
— U qayerda?
— U bog‘da sayr qilayotgan bo‘lishi mumkin.
May bo‘lishsiz gaplarda ham ishlatilishi mumkin:
He may not know her address.
U uning manzilini bilmasligi mumkin.
You may not find him there.
Siz uni u yerdan topa olmasligingiz mumkin.
b) may + have + P.P. o‘tgan zamondagi taxminni ifodalaydi:
He may have left London.
U Londondan jo‘nab ketgan bo‘lishi mumkin.
He may have lost your address.
U sizning manzilingizni (adresingizni) yo‘qotgan bo‘lishi mumkin.
He may not have come yet.
U hali kelmagan bo‘lishi mumkin.
3. May + V maqsad ergash gaplarda ishlatiladi:
I shall give him my exercises so that he may correct them.
Men unga tekshirish uchun mashqlarimni beraman.
I’ll give you the book today so that you may have time to read it before the examination.
Imtihonlardan oldin o‘qishga vaqtingiz bo‘lishi uchun kitobni men sizga bugun berib turaman.