Might, might not: Possibility

Might, might not: Possibility

Exercise 2

Click on the right option for each sentence.

Please wait...

1 Take some water with you.

A.We might be late.

B.I might not go to the party tonight.

C.She might be stuck in traffic.

D.You might get dehydrated.

E.There is a new restaurant we want to try.

2 Don't wait for us.

A.We might be late.

B.I might not go to the party tonight.

C.She might be stuck in traffic.

D.You might get dehydrated.

E.There is a new restaurant we want to try.

3 We might eat out today.

A.We might be late.

B.I might not go to the party tonight.

C.She might be stuck in traffic.

D.You might get dehydrated.

E.There is a new restaurant we want to try.

4 Sally isn't at work yet.

A.We might be late.

B.I might not go to the party tonight.

C.She might be stuck in traffic.

D.You might get dehydrated.

E.There is a new restaurant we want to try.

5 I'm really tired and I need to rest.

A.We might be late.

B.I might not go to the party tonight.

C.She might be stuck in traffic.

D.You might get dehydrated.

E.There is a new restaurant we want to try.

6 If you don't get up early,

A.I may not watch it.

B.You might cut yourself.

C.They might be brothers.

D.He might not have his phone.

E.you might miss your plane.

7 He looks like Jonah.

A.I may not watch it.

B.You might cut yourself.

C.They might be brothers.

D.He might not have his phone.

E.you might miss your plane.

8 Be careful with those scissors.

A.I may not watch it.

B.You might cut yourself.

C.They might be brothers.

D.He might not have his phone.

E.you might miss your plane.

9 He isn't answering.

A.I may not watch it.

B.You might cut yourself.

C.They might be brothers.

D.He might not have his phone.

E.you might miss your plane.

10 They say the film is not very good.

A.I may not watch it.

B.You might cut yourself.

C.They might be brothers.

D.He might not have his phone.

E.you might miss your plane.

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When do we use might and might not?

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Might (not)= Maybe it is (not) true

We use might/might not when we think something is (not) or will (not) be true, but we aren’t sure.

• ‘Suzan isn’t answering the phone.’ ‘She might be in the garden.’
• The sky is clearing up. It might not rain this afternoon. 
• They might win the competition. 

I might (not)= It is possible that I will (not)

We say that someone might do something to mean that ‘it is possible that someone will do something‘.

• I might go for a run this afternoon. (=It’s possible that I will go for a run.)
• She might come to the conference.

We say that someone might not do something to mean that ‘it is possible that someone won’t do something‘.

• I might not come to the party. (=It’s possible that I won’t come to the party.)
• He might not go to work tomorrow. 

May, may not

May= might

We can use may and may not instead of might and might not.

• She may be late for class this morning. 
• They may not like your decision. 

May I…?

We don’t often use might or may in questions. However, we can use may I in questions to ask for permission.

• May I sit here? (=Can I sit here?)
• May I come in?