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May and might 1“may be / might be · may have done / might have done” – 44 interactive questions
📖 Grammar Reference – May and might 1
Study the notes, then work through the six exercises.
1 Tier 1 – The Concept & Nuance: The 50/50 Possibility
Use may or might to say that something is a possibility (perhaps it is true, or perhaps it will happen in the future).
– “I might go to Italy for my holiday.”
2 Tier 2 – May not vs Might not
The negative forms may not and might not mean perhaps not:
– “It may not / might not be true.” (Perhaps it isn’t true).
– Note: Do not confuse with can’t (which means definitely impossible).
3 Tier 3 – Top 3 Common Learner Pitfalls
– Rule: Modals (may / might) are followed by the bare infinitive without to.
– Rule: Past possibility requires might have + past participle.
– Rule: In unreal conditionals with past tense (if I knew), use might, not may.
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Original practice material inspired by the English Grammar in Use syllabus (Cambridge University Press). Example sentences and exercises are written by All English 4U.