Ingliz tilida modallik manosini ifodalovchi fellar modal fellar deyiladi moddallik degani

2. May quyidagi ma’nolarga ega. Taxminni, ehtimolni ifodalaydi. Jack may be in his office now. Jack hozir balki offisda bo’lishi m-n. He may be watching TV now. U hozir TV tomosha qilayotgan bo’lishi m-n
Xuddi shu ma’noda may ning o’rniga hozirgi zamonda might ni ishlatishimiz mumkin: He might be studying now. U balki hozir dars qiloyatgandir. He might come to the party. U balki o’tirishga kelar.
May va might kelasi zamonda sodir bo’lish ehtimoli bo’lgan ish harakatlarga ham ishlatiladi: We may go to France. Biz Frantsiyaga borishimiz mumkin. We might go to France. Biz Fransiyaga borishimiz mumkin.
3. May so’roq gaplarda <ruxsat so’rashni> ifodalaydi inkor gaplarda esa taqiqlashni ifodalaydi. May I smoke here? Bu yerda cheksam bo’ladimi? No, You may not. Yo’q, chekishingiz mumkin emas. May I come in? Kirsam maylimi? No, you may not. Yo’q, kirishingiz mumkin emas.
4. May biror kishiga tilak bildirishda ham ishlatiladi: May God be with you! Xudo yor bo’lsin! May success attend you! Omad yor bo’lsin!
5. May have va might have (mumkin edi) o’tgan zamonda amalga oshirish ehtimoli bo’lgan ish harakatlarga ishlatiladi.
May have aniq vaziyatdan kelib chiqib o’tgan zamonda amalga oshirish ehtimoli bo’lgan va amalga oshgan ish harakatlarni ifodalaydi va may have o’tgan zamonda sodir bo’lgan ammo natijasi hozirgacha davom etayotgan ish harakatlar uchun ishlatiladi (taxminiy): What’s happened to the dog? It isn’t here. Kuchukka nima bo’ldi? U joyida yo’q. His master may have taken it with him. Uni egasi o’zi bilan olib ketgan bo’lishi mumkin
Might have o’tgan zamonda aniq vaziyatdan kelib chiqib sodir bo’lish ehtimoli bo’lgan, lekin sodir bo’lmay qolgan ish harakatlarga ishlatiladi: You might have fallen ill if you hadn’t take the medicine but you took the medicine. Sen kasal bo’lishing mumkun edi dorini ichmaganingda lekin sen dorini ichding.
May as well va might as well “yaxshisi”: boshqa bir yaxshiroq ish bo’lmaganligidan, biror ish harakatning bajarilishini afzal deb bilsak ushbu iboralar ishlatiladi: We may as well walk. We have much time. Nothing to do. Yaxshisi piyoda ketaylik. Vaqtimiz ko’p. Ishimiz yo’q.