he would be available

[mimi2]

Hi,
“I just took it for granted that he’d always be available.”
Please explain “he’d”. I am sure it is “he would” but why not “he was”?
“I just took it for granted that he was always available.”
Thanks.

 

[bibliolept]

He'd is a contraction of "he would"; thus, "I just took it for granted that he would always be available" is also correct.

 

[nichec]

Hi,
“I just took it for granted that he’d always be available.”
Please explain “he’d”. I am sure it is “he would” but why not “he was”?
“I just took it for granted that he was always available.”
Thanks.

Because it's a conditional sentence (is that how you call it in grammar world? )

"I took it for granted" has already suggested "past tense", something that you thought in the past which wasn't true---resulting "would be".

This sentence is most likely said by someone who just lost him.