We use ‘may’ or ‘might’ when we want to describe something that is possible but not very likely. Both ‘might’ and ‘may’ have the same meaning, but ‘might’ is used more often then ‘may’.
- It might rain tomorrow. --> (when there are only a couple clouds in the sky)
- I may go to the concert. --> (when you are not sure if you will go or not)
- I might do well on the test. --> (when you studied a bit but not very much)
Just like ‘can’, we need three parts to use ‘might’ or ‘may’.
- A subject...
- It might snow.
- The verb ‘might’ or ‘may’...
- It might snow.
- And another verb.
- It might snow.
If we want to say that there a small chance of something not happening , then we can use the word ‘ not’ after ‘may’ or ‘might’.
- I may not go to school tomorrow --> (when you are feeling a little sick)
- We might not win the game --> (when you are losing by one goal)
- It might not snow --> (when the day starts to warm up a bit)