Anonymous  +  572585 Thu, 02 Oct 08 08:27 PM Hi, She hasn’t called the movers yet in hopes of her ex-husband changing his mind about marrying the woman and decides/deciding to come back to her. Should I use 'decides' or 'deciding' here? Thanks. Anonymous

	Clive  +  572590 Thu, 02 Oct 08 09:14 PM Hi, She hasn’t called the movers yet in hopes of her ex-husband changing his mind about marrying the woman and decides/deciding to come back to her. Should I use 'decides' or 'deciding' here? The latter. She has hopes about him 'changing' and 'deciding' . Or you could say She hasn’t called the movers yet in hopes that her ex-husband changes his mind about marrying the woman and decides to come back to her. Clive  Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,679 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo