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Structure: modal + infinitive without to
may be, might do, could go, etc.
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We use may or could or might to say that it is possible
that something will happen or is happening.
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They may be arriving tomorrow.
He might be away on holiday.
He could be away on holiday.
He might be offered the job.
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The negative of may is may not.
The negative of might is might not.
They both mean that it is possible that something will not happen or is
not happening.
We DO NOT use could not to express probability.
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He might not be offered the job.
I may not pass the exam.
I might not go to the match tomorrow.
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