BY ANGELA DURAN

MAY: IT INDICATES LESS PROBABILITY

(50% OF SOMETHING TO BE PROBABLE)

MIGHT: IT INDICATES A SLIGHT

PROBABILITY
(20% OF SOMETIHG TO BE PROBABLE)
REMEMBER:
MAY/ MAY NOT/ MIGHT/ MIGHT NOT+ INFINITIVE VERB

The negative forms are

may not and might not.
 CONCLUSION
1) USAMOS MAY EN VEZ DE MIGHT

A) SI ES PROBABLE QUE HAGAS ALGO

I MAY GO TO THE CINEMA TONIGHT
…ES DECIR, “PUEDE QUE ESTA NOCHE VAYA AL CINE”

B) SI ESTÁS HABLANDO DE PERMISOS

YOU MAY GO OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS AFTER LUNCH

…ES DECIR, “(TIENES PERMISO) PARA SALIR CON TUS AMIGOS DESPUÉS DE COMER”

2) TEN CUIDADO: MAY NOT Y MIGHT NOT NO SON LO MISMO:

I MAY NOT GO OUT TONIGHT

DA LA IDEA DE QUE NO TIENES PERMISO PARA SALIR, MIENTRAS QUE

I MIGHT NOT GO OUT

DA LA IDEA DE QUE HAY MUCHAS PROBABILIDADES DE QUE NO SALGAS ESTA NOCHE.

3) EN LA FORMA DEL PASADO SIEMPRE SE USA MIGHT, NO MAY.

LET’S HAVE SOME PRACTICE
REPEAT THE SENTENCES
WHEN YOU USE “MAY,” IT MEANS SOMETHING IS PROBABLY GOING TO HAPPEN. SO, YOU WILL
PROBABLY GO SOMEWHERE OR PROBABLY GET SOMETHING. IT HAS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF
HAPPENING, LIKE:

WE MAY GO TO THE PARK AFTER DINNER.

YOU MAY GET A CAR AFTER GRADUATION.
I MAY GO ON VACATION UP NORTH.
THE FAMILY MAY GO CAMPING.
TYLER MAY GET A RAISE AT WORK.

WHEN YOU USE “MIGHT,” IT IS LESS LIKELY TO HAPPEN. SO, TO KEEP IT SIMPLE, YOU WILL
PROBABLY NOT GO SOMEWHERE OR PROBABLY NOT GET SOMETHING. IT HAS A VERY LOW
LIKELIHOOD OF HAPPENING, LIKE:

YOU MIGHT MAKE IT ON TIME, BUT YOU’LL HAVE TO HURRY.

I MIGHT WIN THE LOTTERY.
I MIGHT BUY MYSELF A NEW JAGUAR.
TYLER MIGHT GET THAT $5 RAISE HE’S ASKING FOR.
WE MIGHT GO ON A VACATION TO AUSTRALIA.
LET’S HAVE SOME PRACTICE