Do you have a minute to spare to learn some English? Dan's going to demonstrate the difference between 'maybe' and 'may be'. Give us 60 seconds and we'll give you the English!
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Maybe vs May be
May
May is used to talk about possibility - and not a very certain one. May is a modal verb. This means that it doesn't change its form for different subject pronouns or to show time. Modal verbs are always followed by a bare infinitive verb.
May is used to talk about possibility - and not a very certain one. May is a modal verb. This means that it doesn't change its form for different subject pronouns or to show time. Modal verbs are always followed by a bare infinitive verb.
May be
May is always followed by a bare infinitive verb. The bare infinitive form of 'be' is 'be'!
May is always followed by a bare infinitive verb. The bare infinitive form of 'be' is 'be'!
Maybe
Maybe is an adverb with a few different uses. Most commonly, it means 'perhaps' or 'possibly'. When used in this way, maybe goes at the beginning of the sentence. If we use maybe in front of an amount, it can mean 'around' or 'approximately'.
Maybe is an adverb with a few different uses. Most commonly, it means 'perhaps' or 'possibly'. When used in this way, maybe goes at the beginning of the sentence. If we use maybe in front of an amount, it can mean 'around' or 'approximately'.
- May be she's at work.
- May be we'll take a holiday this year.
- I've got maybe five hundreds in my pocket.
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