WILL(Present Probability)

Do you have any ideas at all? (Hint: what is the past tense of "will"?)

can you explain more clearly what you want?

I suppose "He would be at school at that time"or "Probably he was at school at that time" is a correct sentence,but my teacher in Japan said "He will have been at school at that time "is a correct sentence,so I'm confused.The latter sentence is American English ?

I was thinking of "He would have been at school then / at that time / at the time" as the answer. However, "He will have been at school at that time" also seems acceptable, and I find it hard to identify what difference, if any, there is between the two.

"Probably he was at school at that time" seems "cheating" in a way because it does not honour the pattern of the original. (Seems to imp

AnonymousHe would be at school at that time

This seems to me to be a correct answer, though it might need some additional context to be sure it's interpreted as a statement of probability.

AnonymousHe will have been at school at that time

This also seems to me to be a correct answer. This is more easily seen as a statement

CalifJimAnonymousHe will have been at school at that timeThis also seems to me to be a correct answer. This is more easily seen as a statement of probability, even without further context.

What, if anything, do you see as the difference between "He will have been at school at that time" and "He would have been at school at that time" (assuming that the latter

GPYWhat, if anything, do you see as the difference between "He will have been at school at that time" and "He would have been at school at that time"

To my ear, the one with would seems to evoke the idea of probability less than the one with will.

The one with would seems to be based on a firmer belief (or even knowledge) that he

CalifJimHe really would have been at school at the time. Fine, because would sounds more factual in this context.He really will have been at school at the time. ??? A bit strange to my ear. will doesn't seem factual enough to warrant really

Although, for me, "He probably would have been at school at the time" also sounds, if anything, more natural than "He pro

Thank you very much for the detailed explanations ! I've read all s carefully with my dictionary.I think I could understand them.I really appreciate you all.