The use of "hope to have done"
In talking about the past, could we say this sentence "I hope to have won the lottery yesterday", If the situation is that the lottery result has come out, but I still haven't checked whether my lottery numbers match the numbers of the result?
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fire1 In talking about the past, could we say this sentence "I hope to have won the lottery yesterday", If the situation is that the lottery result has come out, but I still haven't checked whether my lottery numbers match the numbers of the result? Yes, but it's very weird. Only one in 1,000,000 people would say that.
- fire1 In talking about the past, could we say this sentence "I hope to have won the lottery yesterday", If the situation is that the lottery result has come out, but I still haven't checked whether my lottery numbers match the numbers of the result?
- Yes, but it's very weird.
- Only one in 1,000,000 people would say that.
- It should be I hope I won the lottery yesterday.
- CJ
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fire1In talking about the past, could we say this sentence "I hope to have won the lottery yesterday", If the situation is that the lottery result has come out, but I still haven't checked whether my lottery numbers match the numbers of the result?
Yes, but it's very weird. Only one in 1,000,000 people would say that.
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