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A. He should be working tomorrow.B. He would be working tomorrow.

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Yes.<br/><br/>CJ

Anonymous · Answer

Do the sentence 'he would be working tomorrow' mean 'I think he is working tomorrow' or 'I am confident that he is working tomorrow'?
Please help.

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymous Do the sentence 'he would be working tomorrow' mean 'I think he is working tomorrow' or 'I am confident that he is working tomorrow'?Please help.

I'm not sure it means either of those exactly. It sounds like the answer to some other question. It sounds to me like it's part of an implicit conditional.

— What would he be doing tomorrow if he weren't coming to our picnic?
— He would be working tomorrow.
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Maybe the shade of meaning you're talking about is more like saying "He is working tomorrow", but softening it.

— Why can't he come to our picnic?
— He is working tomorrow. [direct] / He would be working tomorrow. [softer]

It's like saying he's probably going to be working tomorrow even though you know he is definitely going to be working tomorrow, just to make your statement less direct. The listener will know that you're saying that he is definitely going to be working tomorrow even though you don't state it so directly.

It depends on the exact circumstances, but the meaning is probably closer to "I'm confident that he is working tomorrow", to return to your original question.

CJ

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