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JUNHEE LEE Posted 10 years ago
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He'll have seen we didn't come.

He'll have seen we didn't come

This is from Game of throne.

"Will have seen" would mean "he knows"?
Why they use fture perfect?

I would be very grateful for any help:)
  

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JUNHEE LEE "Will have seen" would mean "he knows"? No. It means 'I'm confident that he saw'.

— Mister Micawber

  • JUNHEE LEE "Will have seen" would mean "he knows"?
  • No.
  • It means 'I'm confident that he saw'.
  • JUNHEE LEE Why they use fture perfect?
  • It is one form of stating a confident belief.
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JUNHEE LEE"Will have seen" would mean "he knows"?
No. It means 'I'm confident that he saw'.
JUNHEE LEEWhy they use fture perfect?
It is one form of stating a confident belief. It is the 'will' of predictability. I suppose it may derive from 'if you ask him in the future, he will confirm my prediction'.
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I'm confident that he saw that we didn't come

Would this mean he thinks that we did not come?

Thank you again~
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JUNHEE LEEWould this mean he thinks that we did not come?
I'm confident that he saw that we didn't come = I think he observed that we didn't come.
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