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Sadeem — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 05:12:39 GMT

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Re: "Hope" to describe future events (The future hopes)

Clive — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 04:44:21 GMT

Hi,

I have a question about using verb âhopeâ to express hopes about future events. There are different rules in different books for the situation.

As it is said in grammar rules, âhopeâ is used to express a desire or an expectation about something real or possible. It is also said in some books (for ex. TOEFL Prep. Guide by M.A. Pyleâ¦) that âhopeâ can be followed by any tense:

âWe hope that they will come. (We donât know if they are coming).â

But in some books (for ex. Headway or Longman Focus on Grammar) it is said that we must use Present Simple to express hopes about future events:

âI hope he comes to the party. (And maybe he will).â

So, what is the difference between using Present Simple and Future simple in such sentences?

You can use either of the two. The Simple Present tends to be used more with the first person, as in your two examples. If the hoped-for event is far in the future, I think the future tense would often be more natural.

Note that the continuous tenses are also possible, eg I hope he is coming to the party. We hope that they will be coming next year.

Best wishes, Clive

"Hope" to describe future events (The future hopes)

LeCafard — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:10:50 GMT

Hello!

I have a question about using verb âhopeâ to express hopes about future events. There are different rules in different books for the situation.

âWe hope that they will come. (We donât know if they are coming).â

But in some books (for ex. Headway or Longman Focus on Grammar) it is said that we must use Present Simple to express hopes about future events:

âI hope he comes to the party. (And maybe he will).â

So, what is the difference between using Present Simple and Future simple in such sentences?

Thank you very much.