Possibility (may/might/could) Exercises
Online exercises on expressing possibility and probability using may, might, and could — with answers and explanations. Covers present and future possibility, continuous speculation with may/might/could + be + -ing, and past possibility with may/might/could have + past participle. Multiple choice questions from A2 to B2. 4 exercise sets with 80 questions (A2 - B2 Level).
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May vs Might: Present and Future Possibility
Possibility (may/might/could) Exercises
A2 ReadingNEWStudies Link Bad Sleep to Cancer Risk
Two big American studies say that bad sleep can raise cancer risk in young adults. The studies looked at over 18 million…
Could for Possibility: May, Might, Could & Can't
Possibility (may/might/could) Exercises
Speculation About the Present: May/Might/Could + Be + -ing
Possibility (may/might/could) Exercises
“Tom isn't in his room. He ___ in the garden.”
B1 ReadingNEWStudies Link Bad Sleep to Under-50 Cancer
Two large American studies say that bad sleep may raise the risk of cancer in adults under 50. The studies were shared a…
Past Speculation: May Have, Might Have & Could Have + Past Participle
Possibility (may/might/could) Exercises
“She didn't come to the party. She ___ about it.”
B2 ReadingNEWStudies Link Insomnia to Cancer Risk in Under-50s
Two large American studies have linked chronic poor sleep to a much higher risk of cancer in adults under 50. The findin…
Why practice Possibility (may/might/could) exercises?
These exercises help you master all the ways to talk about possibility and probability in English. Start with may and might for basic present and future possibility, then learn how could also expresses possibility — and how to tell it apart from could for ability. Next, practise speculating about what is happening right now using may/might/could + be + -ing. Finally, move on to past possibility with may have, might have, and could have + past participle to talk about what possibly happened in the past.