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Modal Verb: Might
The modal verb Might is used to indicate condition, probability, possibility and politeness. It is the past tense of May.
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I might You might He might She might It might
We might You might They might |
Might I? Might you? Might he? Might she? Might it?
Might we? Might you? Might they? |
I might not You might not He might not She might not It might not
We might not You might not They might not |
I mightn´t You mightn´t He mightn´t She mightn´t It mightn´t
We mightn´t You mightn´t They mightn´t |
Now, the practical examples:
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John might help us if he were available but unfortunately he is not here to help us. Due to this fact, we have to do all alone |
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Jack and Jane might come home tonight for dinner but I think the odds for this to happen are very remote |
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Our friends told us yesterday that they might go with us but they were short of money and decided not to go |
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Interrogative |
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Might I invite my best friends to go to your party with me? I will be very glad if you let me invite them |
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Might you pick up the phone and call your parents to come here and take you home? It´s pretty late and I think you better go |
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Might your family come here tomorrow for dinner? We will celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary and we want them here with us |
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Negative |
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Jane: I am so sorry to tell you that we might not accept your invitation because we had other things to do. I apologize |
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Mary: Okay, that´s fine. We were already expecting you might not come to our dinner. We only invited you to be polite |
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Jane: Actually, I felt we were not welcome to your dinner and you were only trying to be nice. I mightn´t feel worse, you are a horrible person |
Practice
Write a sentence for the modal + the verb given:
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Affirmative |
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Might + leave |
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Might + stay |
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Might + go |
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Interrogative |
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Might + write |
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Might + call |
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Might + speak |
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Negative |
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Might + apologize |
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Might + understand |
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Might + sleep |
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