Guessing out loud

estará en el metro

he must be on the metro· tap the form for the whole table

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Why it works

The future tense is Spanish for probably, about right now.

Serán las ocho = it must be about eight. No contesta, estará ocupado.

Habrá + participle guesses about the past: ya habrá salido.

Why not debe estar

debe estar en el metro

he must be on the metro

Also correct. The plain future is shorter and more common in speech.

In a full sentence

Será la nueva compañera de producto.
She must be the new product teammate.
The future expresses a guess about who she is.
Tendré la tarjeta en el otro pantalón.
I must have the card in my other trousers.
The future expresses a guess about where it is.
Habrá salido ya para coger el cercanías.
He must have already left to catch the commuter train.
The future perfect guesses about a past action.

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