Exercise 1
Write sentences with might.
1) Where are you going for your holidays? (to Ireland???)
I haven't decided yet. ________
2) What sort of car are you going to buy? (a Honda???)
I'm not sure yet. I ________
3) When is Tom coming to see us? (on Saturday???)
He hasn't said yet. ________
4) Where are you going to hang that picture? (in the dining room???)
I haven't made up mind yet. ________
5) What is Tanya going to do when she leaves school? (go to university???)
She's still thinking about it. ________
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1)
1 I might go to Ireland.
2 I might buy a Honda.
3 He might come on Saturday.
4 I might hang it in the dining room.
5 She might go to university.
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences.
Exercise 2
Complete the sentences using might+ the following:
bite break need rain slip wake
1) Take an umbrella with you when you go out. It ________ later.
2) Don't make too much noise. You ________ the baby.
3) Be careful of that dog. It ________ you.
4) Don't throw that letter away. We ________ it later.
5) Be careful. The footpath is very icy. You ________ .
6) Don't let the children play in this room. They ________ something.
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2)
1 might rain
2 might wake
3 might bite
4 might need
5 might slip
6 might break
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences.
Exercise 3
Complete the sentences. Use might be able to or might have to+ one of the following:
fix help leave meet sell work
1) Tell me about your problem. I ________ you.
2) I'm not free this evening, but I ________ you tomorrow.
3) I don't know if I'll be free on Sunday. I ________
4) I can come to the meeting, but I ________ before the end.
5) I'm short of money. I want to keep car, but I ________ it.
6) A: There's something wrong with bike.
B: Let me have a look. I ________ it.
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3)
1 might be able to help
2 might be able to meet
3 might have to work
4 might have to leave
5 might have to sell
6 might be able to fix
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences.
Exercise 4
Write sentences with might not .
1) I'm not sure that Liz will come to the party.
________
2) I'm not sure that I'll go out this evening.
I ________
3) I'm not sure that we'll be able to get tickets for the game.
We ________
4) I'm not sure that Sam will be able to go out with us tonight.
________
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4)
1 Liz might not come to the party
2 I might not go out this evening.
3 We might not be able to get tickets for the game.
4 Sam might not be able to go out with us tonight.
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences.
Exercise 5
Read the situations and make sentences with might as well .
1) You and a friend have just missed the bus. The buses run every hour.
You say: We'll have to wait an hour for the next bus. ________
2) You've been invited to a party. You're not very excited about it, but you decide to go.
You say: I'm not doing anything else, so I ________ to the party.
3) You've just painted your kitchen. You still have a lot of paint, so why not paint the bathroom too?
You say: We ________ . There's plenty of paint left.
4) You and a friend are at home. You're bored. There's a film on TV starting in a few minutes.
You say: ________ . There's nothing else to do.
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5)
1 We might as well walk.
2 I might as well go
3 We might as well paint the bathroom.
4 We might as well watch it. / … watch the film.
You can use may instead of might in all these sentences