Wednesday, May 15, 2013

May & Might

May and Might are modal verbs that are used to show possibility.  They act like the word "maybe".  
This means the speaker is not sure of the outcome.

Example:

Tom:        Will you go to the party tonight?
Kathy:      Maybe.

OR

Tom:        Will you go to the party tonight?
Kathy:      I
might go to the party tonight. May and Might are used in conditional sentences, especially the 2nd Conditional and the 3rd Conditional.

Example:        
  • If I won the lottery, I might travel.  However, I don’t know for sure.  I might also buy a house.

The difference between
may and might is that may is more
formal.

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