Expressions used to state impressionsIn my opinion, ... In my eyes, ...To my mind, ...As far as I am concerned, ...Speaking personally, ...From my point of view, ... As for me / As to me, ...y view / opinion / !elief / impression / conviction is t"at ... I "old t"e view t"at ...I would say t"at ... It seems to me t"at ... I am of t"e opinion t"at ...y impression is t"at ... I am under t"e impression t"at ...It is my impression t"at ...I "ave t"e feeling t"at ... y own feeling on t"e su!#ect is t"at ...I "ave no dou!t t"at ... I am sure / I am certain t"at ...I t"ink / consider / $nd / feel / !elieve / suppose / presume / assume t"at ...I "old t"e opinion t"at ... I form / adopt an opinion I dare say t"at ...I guess t"at ... I !et t"at .... I gat"er t"at ...It goes wit"out saying t"at ...All of these reporting verbs are a variation on the verb to think. They allrefer to people's thoughts, rather than to what they say. They can be used to refer to different types of thoughts, beliefs and feelings. The verbs that Toko lists can all be used freely with negative forms as well asaffirmative.Wonder is used mainly in affirmative sentences, occasionallywith interrogative forms. All of these verbs soften what would otherwise be a harsher statement or question. I will try to give some examples of usage below.thinkou have an impression or an opinion about something!"hall we go swimming tomorrow#I thought we might go swimming tomorrow.$eter's not at home.I don't think $eter's at home.The sun moves round the earth.In ancient times peoplethought that the sun moved round the earth.guessou have an idea or opinion about something, but you're not absolutely sure whether it's correct or not. I guess. is used very frequently in American %nglish, but is quite common in &ritish %nglish too.'e's not coming. I guess he won't be coming now.(o you think he'll make a full recovery#eah, I guess so. ) *o, I guess not.It's +ust bruised, not broken.I guess it's +ust bruised, not broken.supposeou have an idea about something, but it is rather tentative.Suppose is more characteristic of &ritish %nglish, rather than American %nglish and is often used with the negative!'ave you got a match#I don't suppose you've got a match, have you#,ould you be prepared to stay on for another week#I don't suppose you'd be prepared to stay on for anotherweek#Is it too late for an appointmenttoday#I suppose it's too late for an appointment today#imagineIf you imagine something, you reflect on it and your mind formsa picture or an idea of it!They won't stay together for more than a few months.I can't imagine them staying together for more than a few months.'e'll leave the house to her and find a flat for himself.I imagine he'll leave the houseto her and find a flat for himself.feelFeel is very often used to talk about reactions and opinions. If you feel that something is the case, you are saying that you have a strong idea about it in your mind, though it may be basedon intuition rather than evidence!,e're not doing anything wrong.They didn't feel -that. they were doing anything wrong. "he was making a big mistake in agreeing to live with himI felt she was making a big mistake in agreeing to live with him.The car won't start. 'e felt sure the car wouldn't start.*ote that in the above examples, we could also introduce the clause following the reporting verb with the con+unction that! 'In ancient times people thought that the sun moved round the earth.' 'I guess that he'll make a full recovery.' 'I don't imagine that they'll stay together for very long.' ''e felt sure that the car wouldn't start.''owever, more often than not with verbs of this nature, that is omitted, particularly in informal speech.wonderIf you wonder about something, you think about it with curiosity and wish you knew more about it. /iterally, it means! I ask myself. And because it reports yes/no questions, it introducesif/whether rather than that0clauses.(id he really intend to say that#I +ust wonder if he really intended to say that."hould I sit down# I wasn't sure.I wondered whether I should sit down. ,hat would it be like to live in *ew ork#'ave you ever wonderedwhat it would be like to live in *ew ork#,ho's that girl in the red dress#I was wondering who the girl in the red dress was.'ere are a few more examples of verbs which are frequently used to report thoughts, opinions or intentions with illustrations of usage below. If you are not sure of their meaning, check themout in a good dictionary!assume believe doubt hope mean reckon 'I assumed you would be coming to Tina's party. I didn't know you were on holiday.' 'I believed he would come home. It didn't occur to me that he would stay in Australia.' 'I doubt whether I shall be able to attend the meeting.' 'I hope I shall see you at the graduation ceremony.' 'I meant to return the music score last week. I'm sorry I forgot.' 'I reckon she'll lose in the semi0final. I can't see her getting through to the final.'