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Mighty Joseph Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Hope + would

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00"I hope you'd be successful." (would be...)02br
00Is 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! 0-
  

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0Hi Joseph02br
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00I'd write 01i00I hope you will be successful.02i0-
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0 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... 0-
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01cite10Mighty Joseph12cite10Yeah, 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."? 11b10And in which context can I possibly have the combination hope + would? Is this combination possible sometimes? 12br
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0Hi - and welcome to English Forums.02br
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00I hope you succeed. (I don't see anything wrong with "I hope you will succeed," but "I hope you succeed" is fine.)02br
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00I hope you will be successful.02br
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00I HAD hoped that you would have successed.02br
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0 wow! thanks a lot for your help... 0-
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0I hoped you would succeed. (hoped + would).02br
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00I hoped you would be successful. (hoped + would).0-
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Joseph:
It would be correct to say either of the following depending on your intended meaning:

1. I had (or the contraction I'd) hoped you would be (or the contraction you'd) be successful.
.......the implication here is that you were not successful.

2. I hope you will (or the contraction you'll) be successful. Some grammarians specify using the verb wish instead of h
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Mighty JosephBecause 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.
As far as I know, hope does not take the subjunctive in English.

The present of hope usua
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For the first time in the year we have been able to find a time to meet with you and your family and friends and
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