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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Tense with "hoped"

Hi. Which is correct at the place indicated, a past or a present tense? Thank you in advance for your help.

I hoped one day soon, he would ask me to do things I am (was?) good at instead of things I am not (was not) good at.
  

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I hoped that one day soon he would ask me to do things I was good at instead of things I was not good at. But you may use the present forms if you wish.

— Mister Micawber

  • I hoped that one day soon he would ask me to do things I was good at instead of things I was not good at.
  • But you may use the present forms if you wish.
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I hoped that one day soon he would ask me to do things I was good at instead of things I was not good at.

But you may use the present forms if you wish.
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