Model 1: A. He doesn't usually play chess.
B. Well, he seems to be playing chess today.
He doesn't usually ...
1. do the shopping. 2. wait for his wife. 3. bring his wife flowers. 4. collect the children from school. 5. help his wife. 6. talk to his mother-in-law. 7. quarrel with his neighbours. 8. play with the children. 9. walk to work. 10. carry his wife's parcels.
Model 2: (A group of tourists visits an old palace, they ask their guide questions about its owner. The guide doesn't seem to be sure about the details.)
A. Did he live here? (most of his life)
B. Yes, he seems to have lived here most of his life.
Yes, he is said to have lived here most of his life.
Yes, he is supposed to have lived here most of his life.
1. Did he build any other houses? (several) 2. Did he employ a large staff? (huge) 3. Did he hunt? (when he was a young man) 4. Did he keep race-horses? (all his life) 5. Did they win races? (quite a lot of) 6. Did he sell his other houses? (two of them) 7. Did he quarrel with neighbours? (some of them) 8. Did he leave the country? (after the second duel) 9. Did he die abroad? (in Paris).