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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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I had hoped

In which situations would you use sentences like


I had hoped that he might have been kind to me.

  

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In a situation where I want to be elaborately formal, perhaps because I am annoyed. Less fancy English is eg I hoped he might be kind to me.

  • In a situation where I want to be elaborately formal, perhaps because I am annoyed.
  • Less fancy English is eg I hoped he might be kind to me.
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In a situation where I want to be elaborately formal, perhaps because I am annoyed.

Less fancy English is eg I hoped he might be kind to me.

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