Person 1: I'll see him at 5. Person 2: If you went at 5, he would be tired. Person 1: Why would he be tired? Person 2: He would be tired because he would have been exercising. Are Person 2's responses correct considering the situation is in the future and not the past.
Top answer
It works. ; P-2: He will be tired because he will have been exercising. ]
— Philip
It works.
; P-2: He will be tired because he will have been exercising.
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It works. But I think it's better as: [ P-2: If you go at 5, he will be tired; P-1 Why will he be tired?; P-2: He will be tired because he will have been exercising. ]