Permission related expressions

1. You may/can go back home now.
2. You were permitted to join the club.
3. You were allowed to go hunting with us.
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(Are they grammatical? Would you name some other expressions related to 'permission'?)

1 answer

can = to be able

may = to have permission

You may go back home now.
He might be going home now. (past, possibility)

may, permit, allow -- these are the basic words for giving permission. There are a few more here, but should be used very carefully. They are not exact synonyms!
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/permit?s=t
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