MODAL VERBS. PROBABILITIES.

MODAL VERBS. PROBABILITIES.

MAY/ MIGHT (+NOT) + VERB IN BASE FORM

USE THEM TO TALK ABOUT POSSIBLE PRESENT OR FUTURE SITUATIONS.

IT MIGHT RAIN TOMORROW.

TOM MAY GO WITH YOU LATER.

WITH MAY AND MIGHT IN NEGATIVE WE DON'T USE CONTRACTIONS.

DAN MIGHT NOT PASS THE TEST.

WE MAY NOT ARRIVE ON TIME.

FOR QUESTIONS WE DON'T USE MIGHT.

WHEN WE ASK QUESTIONS WITH MAY WE ARE ASKING PERMISSION.

MAY I OPEN THE WINDOW?

WILL (NOT) + BASE FORM

WE USE IT TO TALK ABOUT FUTURE PREDICTIONS.

WE'LL GET HOME AT 5PM

THEY WON'T WIN THE GAME

WILL SHE PASS THE TEST?

IT'S COMMON TO USE I (DON'T) THINK + SUBJ + WILL... TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION.

I THINK CARL WILL GET THE JOB.

Multiple Choice

MARTHA ___________ ON TIME.

• WILLN'T ARRIVE

• WILL ARRIVING

• WON'T ARRIVED

• WON'T ARRIVE

Multiple Choice

MY PARENTS _____________ THE CAR TODAY.

• MIGHTN'T TOOK

• MIGHT NOT TAKE

• TAKE MIGHT NOT

• TAKE MIGHTN'T

Multiple Choice

GINA _________ FISH TODAY.

• MAYN'T COOK

• COOK MAY

• MAY COOK

• MAY COOKING

Multiple Choice

I THINK CLAIRE __________ RESTING AT HOME, SHE WAS REALLY SICK.

• MAY BEING

• WILL BE

• BE WILL

• MAY NOT BE

Multiple Choice

IT ________ RAIN TODAY. THERE WAS A 30% PROBABILITY OF RAIN.

• MAY

• WON'T

• WILL

• MIGHTN'T

Multiple Choice

-I WANT TO COOK HAMBURGERS TOMORROW, DO YOU THINK PAM LIKES THEM?

- NO, SHE _______ THEM, SHE IS A VEGETARIAN.

• WON'T TO EAT

• WILL EAT

• WON'T EAT

• MIGHT EAT

Multiple Choice

-ARE YOU COMNG TOMORROW?

- I'M NOT SURE. I _______ TO SUBSTITUTE MY WORKMATE, HE'S NOT FEELING WELL. THEY WILL CONFIRM ME TOMORROW.

• WILL HAVE

• MIGHT HAVE

• WON'T HAVE

• MAY TO HAVE

Multiple Choice

-_______ SALLY PLAY WITH THE BAND?

- SHE ___________. SHE IS THINKING ABOUT QUITTING THE BAND BUT SHE'S NOT SURE.

• WILL / MIGHT NOT

• MAY / WON'T

• MIGHT / MAYTN'T

• WILL / MIGHTN'T