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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
'had hoped'
can you please help me with something? would it be right to say- i had hoped you would be able to help me with this (when you are asking for help) or do you have to say- i hope you will help me with this?
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Hi, can you please help me with something? would it be right to say- i had hoped you would be able to help me with this (when you are asking for help) or do you have to say- i hope you will help me with this? I had hoped you would be able to help me with this.
- Hi, can you please help me with something?
- would it be right to say- i had hoped you would be able to help me with this (when you are asking for help) or do you have to say- i hope you will help me with this?
- I had hoped you would be able to help me with this.
- This is fine, but it is 'more advanced English'.
- It is a more tentative, diffident and distant way of speaking.
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Hi,
can you please help me with something? would it be right to say- i had hoped you would be able to help me with this (when you are asking for help) or do you have to say- i hope you will help me with this?
I had hoped you would be able to help me with this. This is fine, but it is 'more advanced English'.
can you please help me with something? would it be right to say- i had hoped you would be able to help me with this (when you are asking for help) or do you have to say- i hope you will help me with this?
I had hoped you would be able to help me with this. This is fine, but it is 'more advanced English'.
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Hi
- I had hoped you would be able to help me with this
- I hope you will help me with this
- I hope you'll be able to help me with this
All are good. In the second and third, your request is neutral - you are hoping that the person can help you
In the first, you are saying that you feel the person should help you - you were expecting that they would
- I had hoped you would be able to help me with this
- I hope you will help me with this
- I hope you'll be able to help me with this
All are good. In the second and third, your request is neutral - you are hoping that the person can help you
In the first, you are saying that you feel the person should help you - you were expecting that they would
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So would it make sense in this context? -->
They want a couple of my teachers to fill up a form and answer some questions regarding my grades, etc. I had hoped you would be able to take some time out to fill up this recommendation form for me.
They want a couple of my teachers to fill up a form and answer some questions regarding my grades, etc. I had hoped you would be able to take some time out to fill up this recommendation form for me.
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Hi,
It's not wrong. But it sounds a litle more like a request between equals, rather than a request directed to an authority igure.
I suggest 'I would be very grateful if you would help me by filling out this recommendation form'.
It's not wrong. But it sounds a litle more like a request between equals, rather than a request directed to an authority igure.
I suggest 'I would be very grateful if you would help me by filling out this recommendation form'.
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