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this is my first question on the English Stack Exchange. I was thinking to myself when I thought of these sentences:

  1. At this point in time, he would have eaten dinner.
  2. At this point in time, he would have had eaten dinner .
  3. At this point in time, he has eaten dinner.
  4. At this point in time, he had eaten dinner.
  5. At this point in time, he eats dinner.

I've been questioning my English skills for a while now, so that's why I'm asking. What are the differences between each sentence, and what would that imply?

Thanks.

Garrie Halim
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  • I tried all on Grammarly, all were marked right. – Garrie Halim Jun 26 '22 at 16:06
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    Five questions is four too many. But #1 is not graceful. – Yosef Baskin Jun 26 '22 at 16:11
  • At this point in time simply indicates the exact moment that something happens. However, sentences 1 - 4 are not idiomatic because we don't say He has dinner eaten. You need to change them to He has eaten [his] dinner (and similarly with the other tenses). – Kate Bunting Jun 26 '22 at 16:25
  • 3 and 4 are identical. What does "At this point in time" mean that now doesn't? Are these inferences about his habits or observed facts? Whose inferences or whose observations? The speaker's or someone else's? – John Lawler Jun 26 '22 at 16:28
  • #2 “has had eaten” is wrong. This is really a question about verb tenses, isn’t it? – Xanne Jun 26 '22 at 18:30
  • #2 "He would have had eaten dinner" is wrong. Did you mean "He would have had dinner" for that one? Are you asking about "to have dinner" or about "to eat dinner"? – tchrist Jun 26 '22 at 20:27

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