Difference Between May And Might With Examples. Mar 17 2010 May vs Might May and might is another pair of very confusing English words whose usages often overlap. Because we use may within the present tense were more likely to use it while making a polite request or describing a likely scenario with high probability.
Take an umbrella with you. One clear way to know which one to use is by looking at the tense of the sentence. Might is the past tense of may.
As in I may be sick.
I might see you tomorrow. AI might need that brick later on. We may go on vacation. Might as the past tense of may.
