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6th March 2010, 04:33 PM
Step 1: Learn Key Sentences
a) Maybe I will go home early today or maybe I'll work late. I don't really know yet!
b) I will probably finish at 6:30.
c) We will certainly succeed. I'm sure of it!
Step 2:
Learn How to Use
a) Maybe is the same as perhaps or might but perhaps is more formal and might is more informal.
b) I will probably do something means the same as I am pretty sure I will do it. It is less than 100% but more than maybe.
c) Certainly and surely are the same, they both mean 100%
Step 3: Learn Sample Conversations
Conversation using Maybe, Probably and Certainly
A: What are your plans for the weekend?
B: I'm not sure. Maybe I'll go for a bike ride, or I might stay home and watch a DVD.
A: According to the weather report, it will probably rain tomorrow. They are predicting an 80% chance of rain.
B: Well, it it does rain, then I will definitely stay home.
a) Maybe I will go home early today or maybe I'll work late. I don't really know yet!
b) I will probably finish at 6:30.
c) We will certainly succeed. I'm sure of it!
Step 2:
Learn How to Use
a) Maybe is the same as perhaps or might but perhaps is more formal and might is more informal.
b) I will probably do something means the same as I am pretty sure I will do it. It is less than 100% but more than maybe.
c) Certainly and surely are the same, they both mean 100%
Step 3: Learn Sample Conversations
Conversation using Maybe, Probably and Certainly
A: What are your plans for the weekend?
B: I'm not sure. Maybe I'll go for a bike ride, or I might stay home and watch a DVD.
A: According to the weather report, it will probably rain tomorrow. They are predicting an 80% chance of rain.
B: Well, it it does rain, then I will definitely stay home.