Eleventh set further explains ‘Expressing future times’; this goes deeper with words like may might to explain future tense. The difference between maybe and may be is very evidently explained. In addition time clauses are used to prominence to express future tense comprehensibly.

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3. Chapter 11 Expressing Future time Part II
CONTENTS
11-1 May / Might vs. will
11-2 Maybe (one word) vs. may be (two words)
11-3 Future time clauses with before, after, and when
11-4 Clauses with if
11-5 Expressing habitual present with time clauses…
11-6 Using what + a form of do
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4. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
It may rain tomorrow.
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5. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(a) It may rain tomorrow .
possibility in the
May + verb
future
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6. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(a) It may rain tomorrow .
(b) Zoe may be at school now.
possibility in the
May + verb future
or
present
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7. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(a) It may rain tomorrow.
(b) Zoe may be at school now.
(c) It might rain tomorrow.
(d) Zoe might be at school now.
may = might
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8. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(a) It may rain tomorrow.
(b) Zoe may be at school now.
(c) It might rain tomorrow.
(d) Zoe might be at school now.
may rain = might rain
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9. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(a) It may rain tomorrow.
(b) Zoe may be at school now.
(c) It might rain tomorrow.
(d) Zoe might be at school now.
may be = might be
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10. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(e) Mr. Lee will be at work tomorrow.
(f) Mari may / might be at the party tonight.
will be speaker feels
sure
may / might be speaker doesn’t
know
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11. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
(f) Mari may be at the party tonight.
(g) Mari may / might not be at the party
tonight.
may be
NEGATIVE
similar
may not/ be
may might + not
meaning
might not be
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12. 11-1 MAY / MIGHT vs. WILL
?
Mari may will be at the party tonight.
?
Mari might will be at the party tonight.
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13. 11-1 Let’s Practice
I will be 35 years old on Monday.
?
sure not sure
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