Hopes and Dreams


Definition of Hopes and Dreams

    Hope and dream are two terms that are used to discuss our expectations and desires for the future. Dream can be a cherished ambition or desire, or an idea created in your imagination. Hope is a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen.

    The verb ‘hope’ is to express:

  • An event that possibly happened (past)
  • A event that will possibly happen (future)

    To say what you hope about the past, you use the simple past:

  • hope she found the restaurant.
  • hope he passed his class last semester.

    To say what you hope about the present, you use the present:

  • hope he‘s all right.
  • hope he knows where the clinic is.
  • hope he‘s having a good time in Florida.
  • hope he likes Italian food.

      To say what you hope about the future, you use the present (or the future, although it is less common)

  • hope he has a good time in Florida next month. (I hope he’ll have a good time in Florida next month.)
  • hope she comes to see us when she passes through New York.(I hope she’ll come to see us when she passes through New York.)


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