English grammar
Hope/don't think + present perfect: I hope he's found them
Say you hope something has already happened, using hope + present perfect.
From the scene I hope he's found them
In short
To hope something has already happened, use hope (that) + present perfect: I hope someone has seen them.
Your turn
Which one goes with hoping, with let's?
Options: I hope we haven't lost them · let's hope the waiter has found them · I hope someone has seen them
Show answer
hoping, with let's → let's hope the waiter has found them
How it works
To hope that something has already happened, use hope + (that) + present perfect: I hope someone has seen them; let's hope the waiter has found them.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Let’s hope the waiter (blank) found them.
Options: had · has · have
Show answer
Let’s hope the waiter has found them.
Ojalá los haya encontrado el camarero.
Good to know
To doubt a finished action, I don't think + past simple is also common: I don't think he left them there.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
I hope we (blank) lost them forever.
Clue: we
Options: hadn’t · haven’t · hasn’t
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I hope we haven’t lost them forever.
Espero que no los hayamos perdido para siempre.
hoping something has happened I hope someone has seen them
Nuria
Doña Elena, help me look. I hope someone has seen them.
Doña Elena, ayúdeme a buscar. Espero que alguien los haya visto.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Doña Elena, help me look. (blank).
Options: I hope someone has seen them · Let's hope the waiter has found them · I hope we haven't lost them
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Nuria
Doña Elena, help me look. I hope someone has seen them.
Doña Elena, ayúdeme a buscar. Espero que alguien los haya visto.
hoping, with let's let's hope the waiter has found them
Your turn
What goes with let's hope the waiter has found them?
Options: hoping something has happened · a negative hope · hoping, with let's
Show answer
let's hope the waiter has found them → hoping, with let's
a negative hope I hope we haven't lost them
doubting a finished action I don't think he left them there
Your turn
What goes with I don't think he left them there?
Options: hoping something has happened · hoping, with let's · doubting a finished action
Show answer
I don't think he left them there → doubting a finished action
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| hoping something has happened | I hope someone has seen them |
|---|---|
| hoping, with let's | let's hope the waiter has found them |
| a negative hope | I hope we haven't lost them |
| doubting a finished action | I don't think he left them there |
More lines from the story
- ElenaLet’s hope the waiter has found them.Ojalá los haya encontrado el camarero.
- ElenaI hope we haven’t lost them forever.Espero que no los hayamos perdido para siempre.
- RamónCalm down. Let’s hope the bride and groom have found them already.Tranquilas. Ojalá los hayan encontrado ya los novios.
- RamónMe? I’ve only seen the cake. It’s huge!¿Yo? Solo he visto la tarta. ¡Es enorme!
- ElenaI don’t think he left them there. Let’s look under the tables.No creo que los haya dejado ahí. Vamos a mirar bajo las mesas.