<h2 class="western"><span><span>Might</span></span></h2>
<p><span><span>"Might" is most commonly used </span></span><span><span><em><strong>to express possibility</strong></em></span></span><span><span>. It is also often used in</span></span><span><span> </span></span><span><span><a href="http://englishpage.com/conditional/conditionalintro.html"><span><span><span>conditional</span></span></span></a></span></span><span><span> sentences. English speakers can also use "might" to make suggestions or requests, although this is less common in American English.</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Examples:</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Your purse</span></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><span><span>might</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>be in the living room.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span>possibility</span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span>If I didn't have to work, I</span></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><span><span>might</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>go with you.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span>conditional</span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span>You</span></span><span><span> </span></span><strong><span><span>might</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>visit the botanical gardens during your visit.</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span>suggestion</span></span></em></p>
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<p><strong><span><span>Might</span></span></strong><span><span> </span></span><span><span>I borrow your pen?</span></span><span><span> </span></span><em><span><span>request</span></span></em> </p>
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<p><span><span><span><span>Modal Use</span></span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Positive Forms<br />1. = Present   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>2. = Past   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>3. = Future</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Negative Forms<br />1. = Present   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>2. = Past   </span></span></p>
<p><span><span>3. = Future</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span>Also use:</span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>might</span></span></span><span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span><em><span><span><span><strong>possibility</strong></span></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><span><span>1. She might be on the bus. I think her car is having problems.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>2. She might have taken the bus. I'm not sure how she got to work.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>3. She might take the bus to get home. I don't think Bill will be able to give her a ride.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>1. She might not be on the bus. She might be walking home.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>2. She might not have taken the bus. She might have walked home.</span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>3. She might not take the bus. She might get a ride from Bill.</span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>could,<br />may</span></span></span></p>
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