N4 grammar · Lesson 16

〜はず・〜かもしれない・〜でしょう: how sure are you?

荷物にもつは今日きょうの午後ごごに届とどくはずです。

Guess with 「〜でしょう」「〜かもしれません」「〜はずです」 by how sure you are and why, learn 「〜はずがありません」「〜はずでした」, and rank your guesses.

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In this lesson

  1. 01「〜でしょう」: probably …
  2. 02「〜かもしれません」: maybe …
  3. 03「〜はずです」: it should, by rights
  4. 04Compared with the other ways of guessing: how sure are you?

Practice

  • Match each phrase to its meaning
  • Choose the correct way to attach it
  • What would you say?
  • Choose the phrase for each blank
  • Change to a guess
  • Put the pieces in order

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