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it may happen vs it may happens

The correct choice is "It may happen." The main verb should be in its base form after modal verbs like "may." The incorrect sentence "it may happens" uses an incorrect form of the verb "happen."
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Last updated: August 09, 2024 • 32763 views

it may happen

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a possibility or likelihood of something occurring in the future.

Examples:

  • It may happen that we have to postpone the meeting.
  • It may happen that she arrives late.
  • It may happen sooner than you think.
  • It may happen that the project gets delayed.
  • It may happen that we need to change our plans.
  • Mar 21, 2021 ... [error] layouts/partials/footer.html: SyntaxError: Unexpected closing tag "body". It may happen when the tag has already been closed by another tag.
  • Jul 13, 2024 ... It may happen due to incompatible runtime version or some other plugin already made changes to the patching segment. BlazeStryker. By ...
  • Feb 15, 2017 ... I think in your case, the usage is the same. "It might happen" or "it may happen" sound interchangeable to me. Probably "might" gives it a ...
  • Nov 27, 2021 ... Like when you say something hasn't happened yet, does it mean we expect it to happen or think it may happen? Like if someone says I haven't ...
  • May 20, 2015 ... Chukar – Wish For It And It May Happen ... Recently while photographing birds on Antelope Island I remarked to Mia that I'd like to photograph a ...
  • May 5, 2019 ... "It may happen that men attribute to themselves lower endowments that are really theirs." - Thomas Aquinas.
  • Apr 14, 2017 ... It may happen when the tag has already been closed by another tag. For more info see https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/syntax.html#closing ...
  • Jul 10, 2017 ... Which sentence is better in a text: "It may happen that some people believe" or "May happen that some people believe"
  • Feb 19, 2020 ... It may happen when the tag has already been closed by another tag. For more info see https://www.w3.org/TR/html5/syntax.html#closing ...
  • Jul 14, 2024 ... 'I also believe that it may happen that one succeeds...' BEYOND VAN GOGH exhibition That was a very beautiful and moving experience.

it may happens

This phrase is incorrect in English. The verb "happen" should be in the base form after modal verbs like "may."

  • Dec 12, 2019 ... events=FolderCompletion but it may happens that no change is needed in the folder since last startup… so if IUC the event will not rise ...
  • Jan 13, 2024 ... The joy and the beauty of the game lies on the learning, not on trying to finish the highest dificulty on the shortest time. Yes, it may happens ...
  • Feb 19, 2015 ... Another idea why it may happens - today I've installed 10.10.2 OS X update... It seems the Macs Fan Control disappear after that, not sure ...
  • ver: 1.6.5 In some quests or errants requested by npcs it may happens that you have the object requested but when you hand it to them is not accepted as...
  • May 27, 2023 ... I'm asking because on Mac it may happens that the file cache of the audio player app tricks you. We have seen something like that several ...
  • Jun 30, 2024 ... It may happens with some patches. Freeze the track, so you have just audio. ax11 (Tom) July 5, 2024, 3:57pm #3. Intel clock rate management ...
  • Sep 28, 2015 ... I'm using this addon every day and it may happens once a week (ie. not so often) and it is often solved by exit Atom, wait for a few minutes ...
  • Nov 2, 2016 ... I understand from documentation, it may happens if there is no companion Feature layer for Scene Layer. But Verified my arcgis portal and ...
  • Jan 13, 2024 ... ... it may happens that I trash them without opening, it is very rare, but it may happens and I feel guilty. I love newsletters, they save me so ...

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