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Dangbinh95lion Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Future Perfect!

"Fure perfect can also be used to express an assumption on the part of the speaker.

E.g: You won't have heard the news, of course. (This means that i assume you have not heard the news)"

I've read these sentences from Advanced Language Practice by Micheal Vince with Peter Sunderland but i can't understand them. Can everybody here explain this confusing usage of future perfect to me?
  

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dangbinh95lion You won't have heard the news, of course. It means It's reasonable to believe that you haven't heard the news, of course. Or You probably haven't heard the news, of course.

  • dangbinh95lion You won't have heard the news, of course.
  • It means It's reasonable to believe that you haven't heard the news, of course.
  • Or You probably haven't heard the news, of course.
  • Or I assume you have not heard the news , so you have the right idea.
  • CJ
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dangbinh95lionYou won't have heard the news, of course.
It means

It's reasonable to believe that you haven't heard the news, of course.

Or You probably haven't heard the news, of course.


Or I assume you have not heard the news, so you have the right idea.

CJ

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