Past perfect and may/might/be allowed to

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

This lesson

Grammar

Exercises

Goals

After this lesson, you

- are able to differentiate between may, might, and to be allowed to

- can use past perfect in sentences

May + verb

Mogen, zou kunnen

Mogen: ''toegestaan'', tegenwoordig tijd, formeel

You may go now

Debbie is late, she may be ill

Might + verb

Zou misschien mogen (toegestaan, formeel)

Zou misschien kunnen

Might I ask the Minister a question?

There might be fully automatic cars soon.

To be + allowed to + verb

Mogen (toegestaan, alle werkwoordtijden, wordt gebruikt ipv may/can in alle andere tijden dan tt

Thomas was allowed to leave early

Future: Everyone will be allowed to use a dictionary

To be allowed to

Might

May

Mogen (formeel)

Zou misschien kunnen

Zou misschien mogen

Mogen (alle werkwoordtijden)

Zou kunnen

Which of these indicates something is more likely to happen?

1. May
2. Might

Which of these might have something to do with the law?

1. To be allowed to
2. Might

He ... have to stay late again, but probably not.

1. may
2. might

In 2025 people ... vote again.

1. will be allowed to
2. are allowed to
3. might
4. may

I ... forget to call her. I have done that before.

1. may
2. might

Past perfect

Two events happened in the past: the first event is past perfect

Had + verb + -ed

Had + 3rd row

He had cooked dinner and then cleaned the kitchen afterwards.

Wat is Past Perfect?

1. have + voltooid deelwoord
2. Has + voltooid deelwoord
3. had + voltooid deelwoord
4. To be + voltooid deelwoord

Past Perfect

1. Happened first of the two events in the past
2. Happened second of the two events in the past

Past perfect:
I ... to the gym before meeting up with my friends. (to go)

Past perfect:
... to the supermarket before realising she forgot her wallet? (she, to drive)

Past perfect:
We ... the sunset before the clouds covered the sky (not, to see)

Past perfect:
We ... the movie before we went to bed. (to watch)

I can use the past perfect.

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Exercises

Do exercise E and F (4.2)

Finished?
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