Element USE: POSSIBILITY IN THE PAST
SuperCat MODALITY
SubCat might
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can use 'might have' + '-ed' to talk about possibility with a past reference.
Corrected Learner Example Many things might have led to these changes. (B2 VANTAGE; 2007; German; Pass)

I thought that a burglar might have broken into our house. (Turkey; B2 VANTAGE; 2001; Turkish; Pass)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments N/A

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