Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

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Espero que sí‘I hope so’
Espero que no‘I hope not’
Eso espero‘I hope so’
¡Ojalá!‘I hope so!’
(¿Vendrás mañana?) – Espero que sí.
(Will you come tomorrow?) – I hope so.

(¿Te pagarán hoy?) – Eso espero.
(Will they pay you today?) – I hope so.
(¿No crees que puede haber tenido un accidente?) – Espero que no.
(Don’t you think he/she may have had an accident?) – I hope not.
(Seguro que consigues la beca) – ¡Ojalá!
(I’m sure you’ll get the scholarship) – I hope so!
(No te molestarán más) – ¡Ojalá!
(They will not bother you again) – I hope so!

Expressing hope in reply to a question or as a statement 62.3

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