Vocabulary:
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hyperphantasia (n) – a condition where some people experience extreme mental imagery, visualising images, smells, sounds, etc. |
فرط التخيّل (اسم): حالة يمرّ فيها بعض الأشخاص بتخيّلات ذهنية شديدة الوضوح، حيث يتخيّلون الصور والروائح والأصوات وغيرها. |
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aphantasia (n) – a condition where some people cannot voluntarily visualise images. |
انعدام التخيّل (اسم): حالة لا يستطيع فيها بعض الأشخاص تصوّر الصور ذهنيًا بشكل إرادي. |
Spaeking:
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The phrases we use for speculating can usually be used for the past, present and future, with the appropriate grammatical changes. |
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It might involve / have involved imagining … |
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She must be / have been extremely busy … |
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It can’t make / have made things any worse … |
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I would imagine they’ll decide to / they have decided to … |
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There’s always the chance that they’ll / they have … |
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It’s highly likely that they’ll / they’ve … |
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They may well decide / have decided that … |
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I’d say it’s pretty certain that they’ll / they have … |
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It’s my guess that they’ll / they have … |
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It could be / have been that … |
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I’m guessing they must put / have put you in … |
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It could well be / have been out of his control … |
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My gut feeling is that … |
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I presume that would involve … |
peculating Expressions – Speaking Examples
1. It might involve / have involved imagining …
The job might involve working with international clients.
The project might have involved imagining new solutions.
2. She must be / have been extremely busy …
She must be extremely busy today.
She must have been extremely busy last week.
3. It can’t make / have made things any worse …
Trying again can’t make things any worse.
Apologizing can’t have made things any worse.
4. I would imagine they’ll decide to / they have decided to …
I would imagine they’ll decide to expand the business.
I would imagine they have decided to cancel the meeting.
5. There’s always the chance that they’ll / they have …
There’s always the chance that they’ll change their minds.
There’s always the chance that they have misunderstood the situation.
6. It’s highly likely that they’ll / they’ve …
It’s highly likely that they’ll announce the results tomorrow.
It’s highly likely that they’ve already finished the project.
7. They may well decide / have decided that …
They may well decide that the plan is too expensive.
They may well have decided that it wasn’t worth the risk.
8. I’d say it’s pretty certain that they’ll / they have …
I’d say it’s pretty certain that they’ll win the match.
I’d say it’s pretty certain that they have accepted the offer.
9. It’s my guess that they’ll / they have …
It’s my guess that they’ll arrive late.
It’s my guess that they have forgotten about the appointment.
10. It could be / have been that …
It could be that he misunderstood the instructions.
It could have been that she didn’t receive the message.
11. I’m guessing they must put / have put you in …
I’m guessing they must put you in charge of the project.
I’m guessing they must have put you in the wrong department.
12. It could well be / have been out of his control …
It could well be out of his control.
It could well have been out of his control.
13. My gut feeling is that …
My gut feeling is that the company will succeed.
14. I presume that would involve …
I presume that would involve working long hours.
