You might often find yourself using phrases like It’s possible or Perhaps to talk about something that could happen. While these are perfectly fine, using may or might can add a bit of variety to your sentences.

For example, instead of saying Perhaps it will rain tomorrow, you can say It might rain tomorrow. It’s a small change, but it can make your English sound more fluent.

What about talking about possibilities in the past? That’s where might have and may have come into play. These phrases are used to talk about things that could have happened but you’re not sure if they did.

For example, She might have taken the wrong train, or He may have forgotten the meeting.

Exercise: Keyword Transformation

Let’s practice transforming sentences using ‘may’ and ‘might’. I’ll give you an example:

Perhaps it will rain later.

RAIN

It MAY / MIGHT RAIN later.

Your turn! Try transforming these sentences:

1. Perhaps Thomas left early.

MIGHT

Thomas . . . early

2. It’s possible Jamie is at home right now. I don’t know.

MAY

Jamie . . . right now. I don’t know.

3. Perhaps Gabby will buy a new book.

MIGHT

Gabby . . . . . . . . . . book.

Share your answers in our next class 🙂