May Might and Could

Bobby,Roier and Jaiden 2023

The Class of today is...

By: Sylvana

The Use of may,might and could

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

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.

Introduction of may

10. What did we learn?

9. Sourses

8. Exercise

7. Examples

6. Where to use them

5.Introduction of Could

4. Introduction of Might

3. Introduction of May

2. Index

1. Title

Index

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

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

Introduction of might

Jaiden,Bobby and Roier 2023

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

"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."

Introduction of Could

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

Where to use them

• 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

Examples

So... What did we learn today?

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

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

Sourses

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

Exercise