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Teleostomi Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
hope to have met
(1) I hope to have met him by next year.I think (1) and (2) are possible to say in English but (3) is not. Is it correct?
(2) I hoped to have met him. (I didn't meet him after all.)
(3) I hope to have met him at the dance party last week.
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I think that all three are incorrect.
- I think that all three are incorrect.
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1. I think it's wrong, because you can't usually hope to have met, you hope to meet by next year.
2. I hoped to meet him, but I didn't after all.
2. Wrong, you cannot hope about past events.
2. I hoped to meet him, but I didn't after all.
2. Wrong, you cannot hope about past events.
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Neeraj JainHi Marius,Read again.
Can you explain how sentence #1 appears okay to you?
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I think (1) and (2) are possible to say in English but (3) is not. Is it correct?Yes. That's correct.
(1)
I hope to have written all three letters by midnight.
I hope to have finished these tasks by Sunday.
I hope to have learned the irregular verbs by next month.
All can be expressed with the simple infinitive, of course:
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Hi!
Howabout those sentences?
I hoped that he would come.
I hoped that you were with us at the meeting. = I wish you had been there at the meeting with us.
If the above two examples are correct, then HOPE can be used with -ED to talk about things you wished in the past.
Howabout those sentences?
I hoped that he would come.
I hoped that you were with us at the meeting. = I wish you had been there at the meeting with us.
If the above two examples are correct, then HOPE can be used with -ED to talk about things you wished in the past.
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I hoped that you were with us at the meeting. = I wish you had been there at the meeting with us.No. The two are not equivalent. The first is ungrammatical.
You need something like this:
I hope that you will be with us at the meeting.
I hoped that you would be with us at the meeting.
I hope that you have
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You need something like this:
1. I hope that you will be with us at the meeting.
2. I hoped that you would be with us at the meeting.
3. I hope that you have attended the meeting.
4. I hoped that you had attended the meeting.
Thanks Cali! I would like to focus on the past use of hope, which is hoping something happened in the past.
Correct me if I am w
1. I hope that you will be with us at the meeting.
2. I hoped that you would be with us at the meeting.
3. I hope that you have attended the meeting.
4. I hoped that you had attended the meeting.
Thanks Cali! I would like to focus on the past use of hope, which is hoping something happened in the past.
Correct me if I am w
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I'm sorry to say that you are wrong. None of those sentences (1, 2, 3, 4) are equivalent to any of the others. They are four completely independent statements. Each means something different.
In 1 and 3, the hoping is in the present.
In 2 and 4, the hoping is in the past.
In 1 and 2, what is hoped for is in the future -- later than the hoping.
In 3 and 4, wh
In 1 and 3, the hoping is in the present.
In 2 and 4, the hoping is in the past.
In 1 and 2, what is hoped for is in the future -- later than the hoping.
In 3 and 4, wh
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I find this thread interesting and I too have a question.
I hoped that you would attend the meeting
I wish you attended the meeting.
I feel that both mean the same thing except the reference time is different, #1 in the past while #2 in the present. What do you think?
I hoped that you would attend the meeting
I wish you attended the meeting.
I feel that both mean the same thing except the reference time is different, #1 in the past while #2 in the present. What do you think?
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