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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Degree of certainty

My English teacher in Japan taught us that "will" can express a strong degree of certainty(about 80%) in the present. Besides,he taught us that "would" expresses a weak degree of certainty(about 40%) in the present. Is it true ? ?

The teacher didn't tell us how to use these auxiliary verbs in the past and didn't tell us how to make Negative and Interrogative sentences. She gave me only affirmative sentences like (Tom will be in Japan now. )(Tom would be in Japan now. )

Could you possibly give me tips on how we should use these auxiliary verbs in the past and how to make a Negative and Interrogative sentence with these auxiliary verbs? Sorry for my awkward English.
  

Top answer

Tom won't/wouldn't be in Japan now. He left for the US last week. Will/Won't Tom be in Japan now?

— Mister Micawber

  • Tom won't/wouldn't be in Japan now.
  • He left for the US last week.
  • Will/Won't Tom be in Japan now?
  • — He should be; he left the States last week.
  • Would/ Wouldn't Tom be in Japan now?
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Tom won't/wouldn't be in Japan now. He left for the US last week.
Will/Won't Tom be in Japan now? — He should be; he left the States last week.
Would/ Wouldn't Tom be in Japan now? — I think so; he left the States last week.
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Thanks Mister Micawber ! How about their past tense ? I suppose (Tom will be in Japan now.?Tom will(won't) have been in Japan at that time.?Will Tom have been in Japan at that time ?) (Tom would be in Japan now.?Tom would have been in Japan at that time.?Would Tom have been in Japan at that time ?) Do these sentences make sense ? grammatically correct ? British English or American English ? I nee
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AnonymousDo these sentences make sense ? grammatically correct ?
Yes.
Anonymous British English or American English ?
There is no difference.
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