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Neste Guia, você vai estudar “Modal verbs -may/might”.

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May: we use this modal verb to indicate

� permission � possibility - to talk about actions in the present or in the future - when we are not sure about it (não temos certeza sobre).

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I may call my mother. (possibility)

May I use your cell phone? (permission)

The children may not spend the day in the club. (possibility)

May I speak to Laura? (permission)

She may be sick. (possibility)

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Might: it is the past of MAY we use this modal verb to indicate

� permission - in a very polite way (forma mais educada).

� possibility - to talk about actions in the present or in the future - when we are not sure about it (não temos certeza sobre).

I might see you tomorrow. (possibility)

Might we ask you a question? (permission)

It looks nice, but it might be very expensive. (possibility)

It might not rain today. (possibility)

Might I just interrupt you for a moment? (permission)

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Question 1 - May or might?

a) ________ I help you?

b) She _______ be happy. She can’t stop smiling.

c) He ________ find a good job. He is a hardworking guy.

d) You ________ go. Arrive at 10.

e) They ______ not get married. They argue all the time.

f) _______ I talk to you for a second?

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Resp. a) May; b) may; c) might; d) may; e) might; f) May

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Question 2 - Read:

1. She may be pregnant. Look at her. (possibility)

2. Tim might travel after stopping raining. (probability)

3. May she talk to you, please! (permission)

The correct alternative that shows the correct using of may and might is

a) the sentences 1 and 2.

b) the sentences 2 and 3.

c) all the sentences are correct.

d) only sentence 1.

e) only sentence 3.

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Resp. Alternativa C

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Para ir além

Vamos aprender um pouco mais sobre “may/might”?

Essa é uma atividade muito legal! É um vídeo sobre a rotina de um homem.

Escolha as alternativas corretas para continuar assistindo ao vídeo e marcar points!

Disponível em: <https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/may-and-might-possibilities-and-speculation>. Acesso em: 15 set. 2020.

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