the sentence states
Now some of you won't have been to Park Hill before , so let me explain about our facility
would you please explain how the writer used future perfect with " before "
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The adverb is a red herring. 'Now some of you won't have been to Park Hill, so let me explain about our facility.' works in exactly the same way.– Edwin AshworthCommented Aug 25, 2017 at 23:39
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That won't does not signify futurity: it's an 'epistemic' use of will to signify inferential certainty. Compare:
A: Mom, there's somebody in the garage.
B: Oh, that will be the boy I hired to mow the lawn.
In paraphrase, the speaker is saying
I'm sure there are some of you who haven't been here before.
answered Aug 25, 2017 at 14:58
