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Seul-gi choi Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Would vs will have pp

i'd like to ask some questions about 'would' and 'will have pp'.

I know that 'would' and 'will have pp' is used for past's prediction.

But I don't now what is different between 'would and 'will have pp'.

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He would be about twenty, when he met her.

He will have been about twenty, when he met her.

which sentence is more usual?

And when is 'will have pp' used?
  

Top answer

You are a little confused, I think. Your sentences should read thus: He would have been about twenty when he met her. He will have been about twenty when he met her.

— Mister Micawber

  • You are a little confused, I think.
  • Your sentences should read thus: He would have been about twenty when he met her.
  • He will have been about twenty when he met her.
  • They both refer to the past, and the second is more confident than the first.
  • The following two refer to the future, with the same difference: the 1st is more diffident than the 2nd.
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You are a little confused, I think. Your sentences should read thus:

He would have been about twenty when he met her.
He will have been about twenty when he met her.

They both refer to the past, and the second is more confident than the first. The following two refer to the future, with the same difference: the 1st is more diffident than the 2nd
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wow~~ thank you ~~

i understood certainly~~
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