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mi
Joined: 02 Oct 2006
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 Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:47 am Post subject: present or future tense after 'hope'? |
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Please let me know which sentence is right?
- I hope you will have a nice time tomorrow.
- I hope you have a nice time tomorrow.
I always think the first one is correct, however I notice many native speakers use the second one which is a present tense, so I would like to know the reason why and which is grammatically correct. |
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CP
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| Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:04 am Post subject: |
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People would say it either way. Maybe because the future tense is implied in hoping anything, it is often all right to use the present tense after hope. I hope you like your birthday present, for example.
People often also use the future tense after hope, too. I hope you will come back next year.
I hope this helps.
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mi
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| Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:59 am Post subject: |
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Thank you very much, CP.
Your answer has helped me a lot! |
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