I would have thought/I thought (supposition)

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worcester

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Hello everyone,
Could someone please tell me if I can use both these sentences to express supposition/assumption?
Do these sentences mean that the person we're talking about has not arrived yet?

Situaton: Two friends waiting for another friend and one of them says:

1."I would have thought John would be here by now."
2."I thought John would be here by now."

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John has not arrived yet.

The sentences have the same meaning.
 

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Do these sentences mean that the person we're talking about has not arrived yet?
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Situaton: Two friends waiting for another friend and one of them says:
In the context you've given, (two friends waiting for John), the sentences have to mean that John hasn't arrived yet.
Sentence 2, in a different context, could be said even if John is there.

A: John is here already.
B: Yes, I
thought John would be here by now.
 
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