"will be" vs "would be"
In my previous question I asked about "will be doing" vs "would be doing".
What about the pair below?
A: Where is Ted?
B: (thinking..) He will be in the park.
A: Where is Ted?
B: (thinking..) He would be in the park.
Do both sound natural? Any difference in meaning?
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Do both sound natural? No.
Any difference in meaning? Yes. Will = real. Would = unreal/hypothetical/suppositional
As Rex said, your sentences are not logical. We would not say them. The question and answer tenses need to match.
A: Where IS Ted?
I think he IS in the park.
A: Where WILL Ted BE at 2:00 pm?
I think he WILL BE in class.
A: If you were Ted, where WOULD you BE about now?
If I were Ted, I WOULD probably BE in history class about now.
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The question is asking where is Ted presently. He's either in the park now or he isn't.
To me the correct response for this question is "Ted is in the park."
However if the question was "What is Ted doing later?", you could reply " "He will be in the park".
Hope this helps.
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