The professor is likely to attend the meeting tomorrow even though he has been busy researching
问题描述：
The professor is likely to attend the meeting tomorrow even though he has been busy researching
lately.为什么是is likely to 不是was likely to?
或者是will be likely to 因为有tomorrow？
答
因为后面有tomorrow,所以可知这句话是在描述现在的情况.
因此用现在时.那不就应该用will be likely to吗？唉……tomorrow的是会议，还没开始。句子描述的是现在的情况：教授现在虽然很累，但是还是打算出席明天的会议！！！！！！！！