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May Might and Adverbs of Probability
May Might and Adverbs of Probability
There are 10 questions in this quiz. Read the grammar explanation below.
1. Which sentence is correct?
May Might and Adverbs of Probability
May and Might
Use:
Use May and Might to talk about what will possibly happen in the
future. May and Might meanmaybe will. They can refer to the future or the present.
Examples: I might have a pen in my bag. ( = present use)
She may arrive tomorrow. ( = future use)
Form:
May and Might are modal verbs, like can, will and should, so they follow the same rules.
1) Do not add ‘s’ to the third person singular.
He may come. NOT He mays come.
She might stay. NOT She mights stay.
2) To form a negative, add not after may and might.
He may not come. She might not stay.
3) To form questions, invert may/might and the subject. However, questions with might are not
common.
Might he be late?
4) May can be used with ‘I’ or ‘we’ to make requests. However, can and could are more
common.
May I have some chocolate? May we go to the party?
5) May and Might are always followed by a verb in the infinitive form.
I might go. NOT I might to go.
She might stay. NOT She might staying.