Expressing your opinions in English can be important for sharing your thoughts and feelings clearly. This lesson covers the main sections such as expressing personal points of view, giving personal opinions, and expressing general points of view. You will find different ways to give a personal opinion, including expressing a strong, neutral, or subjective opinion.
Expressing Opinions
Expressing Personal Point of View
- I bet that ….
- I dare say that …
- I gather that …
- In my opinion…
- In my experience…
- As far as I am concerned, …
- As far as I know…
- As far as I understand…
- As for me / As to me, …
- As I see it…
- From my perspective
- From my point of view, …
- I (strongly) believe that…
- I am not sure/certain, but…
- I am of the opinion that …
- I am sure / I am certain that …
- I’m absolutely convinced…
- I am sure/certain/convinced that…
- I am under the impression that …
- I believe that…
- I guess that …
- I have no doubt that …
- I have the feeling that …
- I hold the opinion/ view that …
- I might be wrong but…
- I really feel that…
- I suppose
- I tend to think that…
- I think /consider /find /feel /believe /suppose /presume /assume that …
- I would say that …
- I’d like to point out that…
- I’d suggest that
- If you ask me…
- In my experience…
- It goes without saying that …
- It’s obvious to me…
- It is my impression that …
- It seems to me that …
- My impression is that …
- My own feeling on the subject is that …
- My view / opinion / belief / impression / conviction is that …
- Personally speaking…
- Personally, I think…
- The point is that…
- To my mind, …
- What I mean is…
- I don’t know about other people, but I can say…
Three Ways to Give a Personal Opinion
Expressing a Strong Opinion
- I bet that ….
- I dare say that …
- I’m absolutely convinced that…
- I’m sure that…
- I strongly believe that…
- I have no doubt that…
- There’s no doubt in my mind that…
- …
Expressing a Neutral Opinion
- I am not sure/certain, but…
- I think…
- I feel that…
- In my opinion…
- In my view…
- I tend to think that…
- I suppose that…
- It seems to me that…
- I must admit that I’m not sure…
- …
Expressing a Subjective Opinion
- In my experience…
- I don’t know about other people, but I can say…
- What I’ve found is…
- As I see it…
- If you ask me…
- In my experience…
- To my mind, …
- As far as I am concerned, …
- As far as I know…
- As far as I understand…
- As for me / As to me, …
- …
Expressing General Point of View
We use these words and phrases to express a general point of view:
- Some people say that…
- Many/Most people think/believe that…
- It is often said that…
- It is generally accepted that…
- Everybody knows that…
- According to scientists…
- It is thought that…
- Some people say that…
- It is considered…
- It is generally accepted that…
- The research seems to suggest…
- Apparently…
- I’ve heard that…
- …
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Express Opinions Practice Quiz (B1-B2)
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Question 1: What does the phrase "I dare say" mean in everyday conversation?
Q2
Question 2: The phrase "I tend to think that..." expresses a strong, definitive opinion in English conversation.
Q3
Question 3: You are visiting a new city and a local asks you what you think of the food there. You want to share your honest positive impression. Choose the most natural response.
Q4
Question 4: Which of these sentences sounds most natural when expressing an opinion in everyday English?
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