FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS Speaking
Monica Dumitrache
For speculating and hypothesizing USE:
1. Modal verbs: may, might, could, must;
2. Other verbs: imagine, suppose, think, believe,
presume, assume, guess;
3. Adverbs: apparently, seemingly, probably,
perhaps,assumably, possibly, presumably,
presumptively, supposedly, maybe,most likely,
surely, certainly, undoubtedly, undeniably,
clearly, obviously, unequivocally,
unquestionably, indisputably, absolutely sure;
4. Impersonal structures: It is
possible/probable/certain/doubtless/clear/obvi
ous that…
5. Idioms: crystal-clear, as clear as day, beyond
the shadow of a doubt