ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: Hope + would

Yoong Liat — Wed, 21 May 2008 10:45:47 GMT

I hoped you would succeed. (hoped + would).

I hoped you would be successful. (hoped + would).

Re: Hope + would

Mighty Joseph — Tue, 20 May 2008 01:17:01 GMT

wow! thanks a lot for your help...

Re: Hope + would

Grammar Geek — Sat, 17 May 2008 18:00:53 GMT

Hi - and welcome to English Forums.

I hope you succeed. (I don't see anything wrong with "I hope you will succeed," but "I hope you succeed" is fine.)

I hope you will be successful.

I HAD hoped that you would have successed.

I hope you be successful sounds mighty odd to me.

Re: Hope + would

Yoong Liat — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:54:11 GMT

Mighty Joseph
Yeah, thanks! But some writers say that the "will" after hope is completely anomalous in grammar. Don't we say instead, " I hope you be successful."? And in which context can I possibly have the combination hope + would? Is this combination possible sometimes?

'I hope you be successful' is correct, but rarely used. 'I hope you are successful' is correct.

I hoped you would succeed. (hoped + would).

Re: Hope + would

Mighty Joseph — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:13:16 GMT

Yeah, thanks! But some writers say that the "will" after hope is completely anomalous in grammar. Don't we say instead, " I hope you be successful."? And in which context can I possibly have the combination hope + would? Is this combination possible sometimes? Thanks again...

Re: Hope + would

Yoong Liat — Sat, 17 May 2008 17:09:17 GMT

Hi Joseph

I'd write I hope you will be successful.

Hope + would

Mighty Joseph — Sat, 17 May 2008 16:47:28 GMT

Hello... Can somebody help me this?

"I hope you'd be successful." (would be...)
Is this correct? Because I know the subjunctive hope can also work with the modal verb would, meaing that the speaker is expressing the suppostional and unreal nature of that hope. Please help me. I am a little confused with the subjunctive use of hope. I've read a lot of materials and each of them says a different thing about the usage of hope in the "subjunctive" sense. Thanks!