English Grammar Exercises: May and might 2

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

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