curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-use-modal-verbs/67d69f6e30297e584b470b34.md
Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.
It BLANK BLANK the release, but it's better than having a broken product.
might
This modal verb expresses possibility — something that could happen but is not certain.
delay
This verb means to postpone or make something happen later than planned.
James uses might delay to explain that fixing critical bugs could cause a delay, but it is better than releasing a broken product. Another example:
We might delay the update. - Postpone the update to a later time.
Remember, modal verbs are always followed by the base form of the verb (without to).
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