HOPE:
TENSES AFTER HOPE:
After "I hope", we can use a PRESENT TENSE with a FUTURE meaning.
EXAMPLE:
I hope she likes ( = will like ) the flowers.
I hope the bus comes soon.
In NEGATIVE SENTENCES, we usually put NOT with the verb that comes after HOPE.
EXAMPLE:
I hope she doesn't wake up.
We can use "I was hoping....." to introduce a POLITE REQUEST.
EXAMPLE:
I was hoping you could lend me some money.
"I had hoped....." refers to hopes for things that didn't happen.
EXAMPLE:
I had hoped that Zahid would study medicine, but he didn't want to.
TENSES AFTER HOPE:
After "I hope", we can use a PRESENT TENSE with a FUTURE meaning.
EXAMPLE:
I hope she likes ( = will like ) the flowers.
I hope the bus comes soon.
In NEGATIVE SENTENCES, we usually put NOT with the verb that comes after HOPE.
EXAMPLE:
I hope she doesn't wake up.
We can use "I was hoping....." to introduce a POLITE REQUEST.
EXAMPLE:
I was hoping you could lend me some money.
"I had hoped....." refers to hopes for things that didn't happen.
EXAMPLE:
I had hoped that Zahid would study medicine, but he didn't want to.
HOPE:
TENSES AFTER HOPE:
After "I hope", we can use a PRESENT TENSE with a FUTURE meaning.
EXAMPLE:
I hope she likes ( = will like ) the flowers.
I hope the bus comes soon.
In NEGATIVE SENTENCES, we usually put NOT with the verb that comes after HOPE.
EXAMPLE:
I hope she doesn't wake up.
We can use "I was hoping....." to introduce a POLITE REQUEST.
EXAMPLE:
I was hoping you could lend me some money.
"I had hoped....." refers to hopes for things that didn't happen.
EXAMPLE:
I had hoped that Zahid would study medicine, but he didn't want to.
