Modals of deduction and speculation

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George thought he was witnessing a crime and Phil thought a town in India was quiet until he came across an exciting festival. Neil and Pippa, and our grammar guru, Georgie teach you to use 'seem', 'it was as if' and 'it was as though' when you see something happening and you're ... Show More

If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess. 

Learn an expression for when you're not sure what to say or do in a certain situation. 

Learn a phrase about understanding the situation. 

Talking about what you might do in certain circumstances using the conditional forms of verbs. 

Not sure what to expect? Learn a phrase about hoping your choice will turn out ok 

When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess. 

Learn an expression about likelihood.