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.