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Week 1 | English Grammar

Day 1| Auxiliary verbs

Day 2 |Am/is/are

Day 3 |Am/is/are Questions

Day 4 |I am doing (present continuous)

Day 5 |Are you doing? (present continuous questions)

Day 6 |I do/work/like (present simple)(present continuous questions)

Week 2 | English Grammar

Day 1 |I don't... (present simple negative)

Day 2 |Do you...? (present simple questions)

Day 3 |I am doing (present continuous) I do (present simple)

Day 4 |I have... and I've got...

Day 5 |Was/were

Day 6 |Worked/got/went etc (past simple)

Week 3 | English Grammar

Day 1 |I didn't... did you...? (past simple negative and questions)

Day 2 |I was doing (past continuous)

Day 3 |I was doing (past continuous) and I did (past simple)

Day 4 |I have done (present perfect 1)

Day 5 |I've just... I've already... I haven't...yet (present perfect 2)

Day 6 |Have you ever...? (present perfect 3)

Week 4| English Grammar

Day 1 |How long have you...? (present perfect 4)

Day 2 |For, since, ago

Day 3 |I have done (present perfect) and I did (past)

Day 4 |Is done, was done (passive 1)

Day 5 |Is being done, has been done (passive 2)

Day 6 |Be/have/do in present and past tenses

Week 5| English Grammar

Day 1 |Regular and irregular verbs

Day 2 |What are you doing tomorrow?

Day 3 |I'm going to...

Day 4 |Will/shall (1)

Day 5 |Will/shall (2)

Day 6 |Might

Week 6| English Grammar

Day 1 |Can and could

Day 2 |Must, mustn't, don't, need to

Day 3 |Should

Day 4 |I have to

Day 5 |Would you like...?

Day 6 |Do this! Don't do that! Let's do that

Week 7| English Grammar

Day 1 |I used to...

Day 2 |There is... There are...

Day 3 |There was/were... There has/have been... There will be...

Day 4 |It...

Day 5 |I am, I don't

Day 6 |Have you? Are you? Don't you? etc

Week 8| English Grammar

Day 1 |Too/either/so am I/neither do I etc

Day 2 |Isn't/haven't/don't etc (negatives)

Day 3 |Do they? Is it? Have you?

Day 4 |Forming questions (who/what/why/where/when/which)

Day 5 |What...? Which...? How...?

Day 6 |How long does it take...?

Week 9| English Grammar

Day 1 |Do you know where...? I don't know what... etc

Day 2 |He/she said that... He/she told me that...

Day 3 |Work/working Go/going Do/doing

Day 4 |I want you to... I told you to...

Day 5 |I went to the shop to...

Day 6 |Go to... Go on... Go for... Go -ing... Get…

Week 10| English Grammar

Day 1 |Get...

Day 2 |Do and make

Day 3 |Have...

Day 4 |I/me He/him They/them etc

Day 5 |My/his/their etc

Day 6 |Whose is this? It's mine/yours/hers etc

Week 11| English Grammar

Day 1 |Myself/yourself/themselves etc

Day 2 |A/an...

Day 3 |Singular & plural

Day 4 |The...

Day 5 |Go to...

Day 6 |This/that/these/those

Week 12| English Grammar

Day 1 |Some & any

Day 2 |All/most/some/any/no/none etc

Day 3 |Adjectives

Day 4 |Adverbs

Day 5 |Imperatives

Day 6 |And but or so because

Week 13| English Grammar

Day 1 |When...

Day 2 |If we go... if you see... etc

Day 3 |If I had... If we went... etc

Day 4 |A person who... A thing that/which (relative clauses 1)

Day 5 |How long have you…?(present perfect 4)

Day 6 |For since ago

Might


Might is a modal verb. The word might shows possibility of something happening.

Example:

We might go on holiday. (It is a possibility that we will go on holiday)

might + infinitive

I might = It is possible that I will
Examples:

I might come to your house later.
We might sleep at grandma’s house tonight.
You might win the swimming competition.
They might go to the park to play football.
He might buy a car because he passed his driving test.
She might start working soon.
It might rain.

I might not = It is possible that I will not

Examples:

I might not attend the conference.
We might not be late to school today.
You might not find the lipstick you lost.
They might not listen to you.
He might not go out tonight.
She might not order Chinese food.
It might not snow.

The difference – Sure vs Possible

I might come to your house later.
We might sleep at grandma’s house tonight.
You might win the swimming competition.
They might go to the park to play football.
He might buy a car because he passed his driving test.
She might start working soon.
It might rain.

I might not = It is possible that I will not

Examples:

Sure Possible
I’m going out tonight. I might go out tonight.
Grandma is going to phone you tonight. Grandma might phone you tonight.
I’m playing football tonight. I might play football tonight.
She is crying because you shouted at him. She might cry if you shout at him.

May

You can use may in the same way.

I may = I might

Example: I may go to Kate’s house. (= I might go to Kate’s house)

More Examples:

I may… I might…
I may go to the supermarket. I might go to the supermarket.
She may go to Susie’s house. She might go to Susie’s house.
He may not come out for dinner with us. He might not come out for dinner with us.
It may rain. It might rain.
They may come over to the house. They might come over to the house.
We may not play tennis. We might not play tennis.

Questions:

The modal verb may is used to express permission and to ask if youre allowed to do something.

May I….? (=Is it okay to..?) (= Can I…?)

Example: May I go to the toilet? (= Is it okay if I go to the toilet? / Can I go to the toilet?)

More examples:

May I sit here?
May I go to Tom’s house?
May I use the car tomorrow night?
May I use your mobile phone to ring my mum?
May I stay out until late?
May I ask what the time is?
It might rain.

 

 

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Might Exercises


 

1. Name 5 infinitive verbs
 

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2. Complete the sentences using each of the infinitive verbs you have mentioned in Exercise 1.
 

  • I might
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  • He might not
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  • We might
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  • They might
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  • She might not

 
 

 
3. Fill in the missing gaps with the infinitive verbs.
 

be, go , sleep, rain, walk

 

  • Louise might to her friend’s house.
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  • They might at their grandma’s house tonight.
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  • She might ill.
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  • I might to work tomorrow.
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  • It might tonight.
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4. Create your own sentences and questions.
 

  • I may
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  • They may
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  • It may
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  • May I
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  • May he

 

 

 

Challenge: Write whether each sentence is sure or possible.
 

  • I’m playing football on Saturday night.
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  • She might not go to work tomorrow.
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  • Susie is coming over to my house tonight.
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  • I might go Emma’s house.
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  • They might go swimming on Saturday.

 

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