might have been flirting vs might have flirted

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Might have been flirting' suggests a possibility that someone was engaging in flirting behavior in the past, while 'might have flirted' implies a possibility that someone engaged in flirting at some point in the past. The choice between the two depends on the specific nuance the speaker wants to convey.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 770 views

might have been flirting

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to suggest a possibility that someone was engaging in flirting behavior in the past.

Examples:

She might have been flirting with him at the party last night.
I think he might have been flirting with the waitress earlier.

Show examples from the web [+]

Shelby had been flirting with Donnie for weeks.
That's why she's been flirting with Gob.
He's been flirting with me all night.
We've been flirting back and forth...
I had been flirting with him all night.
The soup offering might've been flirting.
You've been flirting with me for months.
Has Troy been flirting with you?
My mom said something to her a couple of minutes ago, and she's been flirting with me, ever since.
Because you have been flirting with me for the last couple of weeks, and if that is the...
We'd been flirting with each other for the past few weeks at the club.
I've been flirting with Sweet Jane in the line of orders for five years.
And you've been flirting with Jason ever since freshman year.
And the baker boy's been flirting with her for months.
I mean, the way you two have been flirting with each other all day.
Now, she may have been flirting with me, But I can't control that.
Her leading man has been flirting with her all day long.
Well, we've been flirting back and forth... ...but I was hoping tonight it would turn into something a little more than that.
She's been flirting with me for weeks, said she was in love with my brain.
You've been flirting with me, right?

Alternatives:

could have been flirting
may have been flirting
might have been showing interest
might have been acting flirtatiously
might have been sending signals

might have flirted

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to imply a possibility that someone engaged in flirting at some point in the past.

Examples:

He might have flirted with her when they first met.
She might have flirted with him to get his attention.

Show examples from the web [+]

It's been suggested you might have flirted with him.
You have flirted with a bartender...
You know, you really should have flirted back.
I shouldn't have flirted with him.
If I was, I would have flirted with Matt Lauer when he came over for the Christmas tree lighting at my house.
I think at some point in his life, he must have flirted with the idea of becoming president of Colombia.
Nikki, you have flirted with the crazy before, but this is flat-out starkers.
You flirted with my friend Paolo.
Like I flirted, and then you flirted.
He flirted, I flirted, and nothing.
She flirted a lot with unsavory men at that place.
Every man who ever flirted with you.
I went over to her, and we flirted.
Even briefly flirted with a fu-manchu.
Yes, he totally flirted with me today.
I flirted with the girl at U.S. Cellular.
I haven't flirted this much without repercussions since I had that private audience at the Vatican.
And last night, I swear he flirted with me.
But you flirted with me at that PFLAG event.
My husband always flirted with your mother.

Alternatives:

could have flirted
may have flirted
might have shown interest
might have acted flirtatiously
might have sent signals

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9).

"Thank you!"
Sachi Nakama July 2024
"I have literally been through chat, PI, claude, bard and bing and I got conflicting answers! Thank you! Human intelligence reigns!"
Retha July 2024
"Faster than AI"
CYNTHIA December 2023
"This was very helpful and I personally think this site is the best."
Kaden October 2023
"It was extremely thorough and very helpful!"
imperialelisa October 2023
"7 years without any disappointment. Always 100% satisfied. You guys are the best in the world at what you do. Thank you so much :)"
Zubair Alam October 2023
"In a world of text messages and online communication, this is great to have as a live tool. Thank you."
Selena October 2023
"Without textranch I would be stuck!"
宏祐 October 2023
"Accuracy and fast response. Personal comments from editor. Thank you."
Clh September 2023
"I wasn't aware of this service, it's fascinating and more reliable than standard IA tools available on the internet"
Arturo September 2023
"The fact that you can get reliable fast feedback on your texts."
Vinicius Antonio August 2023
"you guys are better than grammarly i'm being honest here"
ordinary July 2023
"OMG! This is really good than any other text correction tools I've used so far. Highly recommend this."
Vehan July 2023
"Very fast and accurate. thank you."
mojtaba July 2023
"I love this app because it's help to writing skills all of students ♥️"
Tarisini July 2023
"This was exactly the mistake I was looking for, the wording dind´t sound right at first. Better than grammarly!"
Ente July 2023
"The immediate help that I received was reassuring and very satisfactory. Thanks."
priiiyanshuu July 2023
"this helps A LOT for my studies."
kathnunez02 June 2023
"Woow!! I would never have expected such precision! Thank you soooo much!!"
Berta June 2023
"Real Time Editor and not AI. Many Thanks."
Priya June 2023
"The very first thing excites me about Textranch is how much your editors care."
sepideh June 2023
"The fact that texts are checked by human editors rather than by AI, etc. I appreciate this!"
Анна June 2023
"Feel welcome, immediate response, high quality feedback"
martin.roy June 2023
"This is the best app that I have ever seen"
Burulai May 2023

might have been flirting vs might have flirted