espérer

/ɛspeʁe/

#391 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to hope, to hope for

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group, e-acute alternation)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeespéreespéraisespéraiespéreraiespérerais
tuespéresespéraisespérasespérerasespérerais
il/elleespéreespéraitespéraespéreraespérerait
nousespéronsespérionsespérâmesespéreronsespérerions
vousespérezespériezespérâtesespérerezespéreriez
ils/ellesespérentespéraientespérèrentespérerontespéreraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeespéreespérasse
tuespéresespérasses
il/elleespéreespérât
nousespérionsespérassions
vousespériezespérassiez
ils/ellesespérentespérassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuespére
nousespérons
vousespérez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
espérant
Past participle
espéré · espérée · espérés · espérées

Examples

J' .

I hope you are feeling better.

.

We hope to see you again soon.

promotion .

He was hoping to get a promotion this year.

J' .

I hope you are feeling better this morning.

.

We hope to go on holiday in July.

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