Level B1

May/Might: possibility

May and might show present or future possibility. Use may/might + a plain verb, with no to (It may rain; she might come).

It may rain later.

Look: It may rain later. May tells us that rain is possible.

Forms

• It may rain later. — may shows that something is possible
• She might come to the party. — might also shows possibility, a little less certain
• He may be right. — after may or might use a plain verb, with no to

A common mistake

Wrong: She might to come later.

Right: She might come later.

Do not say She might to come later. Say: She might come later.

More examples

We may visit them tomorrow.

Another possibility: We may visit them tomorrow.

The bus might arrive late.

And another one: The bus might arrive late.