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Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I hope that ... (tense)

01. I hope she 01font00will like02font00 the flowers. / I hope the bus 01font00will come02font00 soon.02br
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002. I hope she01font00 likes02font00 the flowers. / I hope the bus 01font00comes02font00 soon.02br
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00Which pair is correct, #1 or #2?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 101. I hope she 11font 10will like12font 10 the flowers. 12br 12br 102.

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  • I hope she 11font 10will like12font 10 the flowers.
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  • I hope she11font 10 likes12font 10 the flowers.
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01cite10Teo12cite101. I hope she 11font10will like12font10 the flowers. / I hope the bus 11font10will come12font10 soon.12br
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102. I hope she11font10 likes12font10 the flowers. / I
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0As you should know-- since these examples were taken directly from Swan's 01i00Practical English Usage02i00-- all are fine. Out of curiosity and minor irritation, why have you posted this?0-
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0 01b01font00Members should post something which they are not sure about. They shouldn't post things to test the other members. I notice that some members post a question and when the wrong answer is given, they come up with the correct version.02br
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0 Both are correct. The difference between them is the first example is considered passive voice and the second is active voice. In my experience, passive is not preferred, but often unavoidable. 0-
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0Michael Swan says in 01i00Practical English Usage02i00: After 01i00I hope, 02i00we often use a present tense with a future meaning.02br
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00I did not mean to test anyone. I was just not sure about if it was idiomatic or acceptable to use the future tense after 01i00I hope.02i0-
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0 If 01b00I remember correctly02b00, you 01b00occasionally02b00 posed a question and if a member gave the wrong answer, you came up with the correct version. 0-
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0Thanks, Teo. If you'll look again at that section (252 in my edition), you'll see that Swan says '01i00after 02i00I hope01i00, we 01b00often02b00 use02i00...' and sets01i00 likes = will like02i00, which means that both can be used; he also directs us to similar '01i00bet02i00' in
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