Might, May and Could

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Feeling sporty?Lesson 6a

What do you usually do when you have free time?

Do you prefer staying at home or going out? Why?

vocabulary

kick pass dribble throw

hit catch score

Play / do / goHow to use them?

PLAYPlay is used with ball sports or competitive

games where we play against another person

'How often do you play tennis?' - tennis is a ball sport.

'I play poker with my friends on Friday night.' - poker is a competitive game. We play to win.

'I don't like playing computer games.' - again, computer games are competitive so we use play.

DoDo is used for a recreational activity or a non-team sport that does not use a ball

I heard that you do karate.' - karate is a non-team activity.

'I do crossword puzzles in my free time.' - crossword puzzles are not competitive.

Go

Go is used with activities that end -ing. We go somewhere to do something

‘Let´s go fishing on Sunday.‘

‘´Hey guys, let´s go swimming at night!.'

DO GOPLAY

volleyball

windsurfing

karate

Team sports

skiing

MAY/MIGHT/COULD

What is the difference between them?

We use may, might and could to express a possibility. They are also

called modal verbs.

Might, May and Could …

Are followed by the base form of the verb

Are the same in all persons in the singular and in the plural

Express possibility in the present or in the future

We use may not / might not to express lack of possibility

MAY strong probability

MIGHT weak probability

COULD possibility

 ”I don’t know. I may wear my black dress. Or

I might wear my jeans and a T-shirt. I

could also wear my green skirt and a turtleneck

sweater. It’s so difficult to decide!”

Speaking

In teams, discuss what might have happened in the following pictures.