Express Yourself Speculating

Speculating

In some exams, you have to talk about what you can see in a picture and speculate about the situation or a wider issue prompted by the picture. These are ways of saying what you think might be the case:

I think it's likely that these people know each other.

I imagine she's his wife.

They might/​may/​could be related.

(British English or formal, North American English)

I would think/​imagine/​guess they've been waiting for some time.

(British English)

I guess that the car has broken down.

(North American English)

I think this has probably happened before.

It looks to me as though the woman is very angry.

Perhaps/​Probably/​Possibly/​It may be that/​Maybe there has been an accident.

(British English or formal, North American English)