Forms of might

All persons Affirmative Negative Present might might not Pass might might not Present perfect might have might not have

c) Might is also used to imply remote possibility, i.e. something that could just be possible. In this sense, it is often combined with be able to. d) Used in the present perfect (might + have + participe pass), might is also used to express a hypothetical possibility (affirmative or negative) in the past. This is particularly common in type 3 conditional clauses. e) Might and may can both be used to imply politeness or sarcasm. Examples: c1) I might find a job if I'm lucky. c2) I think they'll get the contract, but they might not. c3) I might be able to get tickets for the show tonight, it's just possible ! d1) You're very lucky to be alive; you might have died ! d2) I'm afraid that someone might have heard us. d3) I might have won if I'd run just a little bit faster. d4) You might not have broken it if you'd been a bit more careful. e1) (Please) may I say how happy I am to be here ! e2) Might I ask what you are doing ?