May Might and Could

The Class of today is...

The Use of may,might and could

By: Sylvana

Bobby,Roier and Jaiden 2023

Introduction of may

An easy way to understand how to use may and might is to see them in sentences. Use may when you’re describing a likely hypothetical, something that’s happening in the present tense, or something about which you’re granting or asking for permission.

• Used most often in the present tense
• Used to describe a probable hypothetical
• Can be used to give or ask for permission

Index

1. Title

2. Index

3. Introduction of May

4. Introduction of Might

5.Introduction of Could

6. Where to use them

7. Examples

8. Exercise

9. Sourses

10. What did we learn?

Introduction of might

Use might when you’re describing an unlikely or even completely speculative hypothetical. Generally, might is the better choice for past tense as well

• Used most often in the past tense
• Used to describe unlikely hypotheticals
• Used to describe situations that did not occur

Introduction of Could

"Could" is a modal verb used to express possibility or past ability as well as to make suggestions and requests. "Could" is also commonly used in conditional sentences as the conditional form of "can."

• Most modal verbs behave quite irregularly in the past and the future.
• Study the chart below to learn how "could" behaves in different contexts.

Jaiden,Bobby and Roier 2023

Where to use them

We use may, might and could to say that something is possible, but not certain.

Examples

• Using May: They may come by car.
• Using Might: They might be at Roier’s house.
• Using Could: If we don't hurry, we could be late

So... What did we learn today?

Sourses

https://www.grammarly.com/blog/may-might/#:~:text=The%20word%20may%20is%20typically,that%20didn't%20take%20place.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/probability

https://www.englishpage.com/modals/could.html#:~:text=%22Could%22%20is%20a%20modal%20verb,conditional%20form%20of%20%22can.%22

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/english-grammar-reference/can-could

Exercise

Identify in the next 5 sentenses where is located the new words we saw in this topic