MAKING DEDUCTIONS AND INFERENCES
It must be / It can’t be … (deductions about the present)
It must surely be…
It must have (participle) / It can’t have (+ participle)… (deductions about the past)
There must have been…
She is likely to (+inf)
This car is likely to cost a fortune.
The criminal is likely to have left the country days ago.
He is bound to (+inf)
He is bound to live nearby.
They are bound to have stolen the painting under (the) cover of night.
I’m pretty sure / rather sure it is …
It (certainly) looks like…