'May', 'might' and 'could' - 6 Minute Grammar

Learn English grammar with 6 Minute Grammar from BBC Learning English! Learn how to use the English modal verbs 'may', 'might' and 'could' to talk about possibilities - and find out what Catherine decides to have for dinner tonight 😋

0:00 Introduction
0:45 'May', 'might' and 'could'
2:46 Using negatives
4:19 Making questions
4:47 Quiz

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[GrantCareerCoaching]

Great lesson! Loving the 6 Minute English series so far 👍👍👍👍

[basimal-hasan]

This lesson is very important to recognize among may, might, and could
Thank you 🙂

[ibrjirc]

Thanks to bbc i start to overcome the language barrier, 🙏keep going

[yuriw]

What's the difference between two sentences: "Do you think we might go now?" and "Do you think we might have to go now?". Thanks in advance for answer;)

[sinukg]

Here in this video you give more importance to "May" and "Might". But back in India our English teachers advise us to use "could" instead of "May" and "Might" that they say the usage of "could" will definitely increase our English standard. But when I saw this video I understand that what Indian teachers said was wrong. As said in this video some times the usage of "could" create confusion. Really I felt it before seeing this video. For example see the sentence "You could convince him". Here it is difficult for us to understand whether it is in present tense or past tense. But we can understand it by context, yet sometimes creates confusion. Thanks for this video

[soystorm]

So, what's the difference between may, might, could? Just the way they are used?

[mohammeddigovic]

What an amazing video. I really appreciate your way of delivering message, information in simple way. Great respect from Algeria

[familyperez]

Wow! Impressive. I'm actually your avid fan guys. Im teaching for almost 8 years and this channel inspires me a lot. Thanks for this. 😊

[njdk]

It might be more helpful if you made a better explanation of the difference in meaning between them at the beginning so we can stay tuned with you.
hope you can make that in other episode

[jalilkarbalai]

Another great English lesson BBC I'M from Iraq !!! :)

[NAVJOT]

6 minutes Grammar brings me 6 steps forward in life.

[halaahmed]

a great lesson, I can use them in three situations.. future possibilities, present possibilities, and to make suggestions

[nawarnawar]

So migjt, may, and could can be used interchangeably with a slight difference with ' could'.
But we can use 'might and could' when we talk about the past can't we? For example
If oil hadn't been discovered, people might have depended on developing electricity power from the beginning. This is a possibility in the past.

[gaylord-qjqy]

Omg 👍 I understand now what the difference between them I got it as you say I’m French you have really well explain in the video thank you so much 🙏 🙂

[gooogle]

Hello BBC from Kurdistan.
I have a question ...
3:49 here the first part of the sentence is present simple not past, then how come could it be mistaken with second conditional?

[tammytsang]

I may have Chinese takeout this weekend. Thank you for this lesson!

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[emyeman]

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I got all of them 👏🏻 😊
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[lauraarenas]

Three words we can use un tense present and future possibilities:May, Might and Could.These 3 words go often follow by an infinitivo verb without" To".Also we use them possibilities an guesses. ex: Well, I may make chicken curry.Ex.negative form. I might not Cook chichén curry. Not is common:mightn't or mayn't. Correcto form natural for question is:Do you

[ahmedfarraj]

Hi
As usual fantastic video, thanks a million.