grammar (phrase frame) · neutral

hope + to + V

Band 4-5speakingtask2

to want something to happen or be true; expect something in the future

Examples

“I hope to finish my dissertation by September.”

“We hope to see an improvement in air quality soon.”

“She hopes to travel again next summer.”

Band 8 sentence

“Given the recent reforms, we hope to see meaningful improvements in public transport provision within two years.”

Collocations

  • hope to + V
  • hope for + noun

Word family

hope verbhopeful adjectivehopeless adjective

Common mistakes

I hope going to the concert.→I hope to go to the concert.

She is hoping for pass the exam.→She is hoping to pass the exam.

Say it for a higher band

5want to→6wish to→7+hope to

Synonyms

want to

wish to

Easily confused

wish + to + V

“I wish to speak with the manager.”

Related words

look forward to + V-ingtry + V-ing / try to + Vfor + somebody + to + Vavoid + V-ingbe likely to + Vbegin / start + V-ing / to + Vprevent + somebody + from + V-ingturn out + to + V

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