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Shadok Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hope, what tense

Hello,

I would like to know what tense we should use after the word 'hope' when we mean future actions.
  1. I hope you will pass the exam tomorrow.
  2. I hope you pass the exam tomorrow.
  3. I hoped you would pass the exam the next day.
  4. I hoped you passed the exam the next day.
Maybe we can say both?

Thank you for your help.

Best regards,

Shadok.
  

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Hello, I hope you will pass the exam tomorrow. I hope (that) you pass the exam tomorrow. I (had) hoped you would pass the exam the next day.

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  • Hello, I hope you will pass the exam tomorrow.
  • I hope (that) you pass the exam tomorrow.
  • I (had) hoped you would pass the exam the next day.
  • ) I hoped you passed the exam the next day.
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Hello,

  1. I hope you will pass the exam tomorrow.
  2. I hope (that) you pass the exam tomorrow.
  3. I (had) hoped you would pass the exam the next day. (Perhaps you didn't.)
  4. I hoped you passed the exam the next day.
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There's no big difference between "I hope you will pass" and "I hope you pass". Both are simple wants for the future.

"I hoped you would pass" isn't always about the future. It's about a past future. For example, let's say today is Wednesday. You could say: "On Monday, I hoped you would pass the exam on Tuesday". You could also say: "On Tuesday, I hoped you would pass the exam on T
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