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3. Model: Subject + may/might + have done + D … – … qilgan bo’lishi mumkin
O’tgan va tugallangan zamonlarda (Past simple/Present Perfect/Past Perfect) bajarilib o’tgan ish-harakatlarga nisbatan asossiz, faktsiz taxminni, ehtimollikni ko’rsatib keladi:
- Did Sarah buy a new car? – Sara yangi mashina sotib oldimi?
- I’m not sure. She may/might have bought a new car. - Bilmadim, yangi mashina sotib olgan bo’lishi ham mumkin.
- Did they invite Nick to the party yesterday? – Ular kecha Nikni kechaga taklif qilishdimi?
- I have no idea; they may/might have invited Nick to the party. – Bilmadim, ular Nikni kechaga taklif qilishgan bo’lishi ham mumkin.
- I can’t find my grammar book. I don’t know where I left it.
- You may/might have left it in the classroom or you may/might have left it on the bus.
● Negative: Subject + may/might + not + have done + D … - … qilmagan bo’lishi mumkin
- Why did Jane get a low grade on the last test? She is a good student, you know.
- I don’t know. She may/might not have studied hard enough.
NOTE: May/might have + done kelasi zamonda bajarilib tugallanadigan ish-harakatlarga (The Future Perfect Tense) nisbatan faktsiz, asossiz taxmin qilish uchun ishlatilishi ham mumkin.
Taqqoslang:
The Future Perfect: By the end of this year I will have saved some money. – Shu yilning oxirigacha biroz pul yig’ib quyaman. (aniq)
May/Might + have done: By the end of this year I may/might have saved some money. - Shu yilning oxirigacha biroz pul yig’ishim mumkin. (taxmin)
The Future Perfect: We will probably have run out of natural resources by the end of the century. – Asrning oxiriga borib tabiiy boyliklar tugab qolishi ham mumkin.