English grammar
Hopefully… / let's hope… / I hope so
Say what you hope will happen with hopefully, let's hope and I hope so.
From the scene Hopefully!
In short
Use hopefully + a normal sentence for a wish. Reply with I hope so or I hope not.
Your turn
Which one goes with short reply?
Options: Let's hope we're lucky with the weather. · I hope so! / I hope not. · Hopefully the flight isn't delayed.
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short reply → I hope so! / I hope not.
How it works
Hopefully + an ordinary sentence says what you wish for: Hopefully the weather's good.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) the weather's good.
Options: Hopefully · Hopeful · Hoped
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Hopefully the weather's good.
Ojalá haga buen tiempo.
Good to know
To reply without repeating everything, say I hope so (or I hope not). Let's hope… shares the wish with the people around you.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Hopefully they (blank) coffee from Colombia.
Clue: they
Options: bringing · bring · brings
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Hopefully they bring coffee from Colombia.
Ojalá traigan café de Colombia.
hopefully + normal sentence Hopefully the flight isn't delayed.
Javi
Hopefully the flight isn't delayed.
Ojalá el vuelo no venga con retraso.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: I hope not · Let's hope we're lucky with the weather · Hopefully the flight isn't delayed
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Javi
Hopefully the flight isn't delayed.
Ojalá el vuelo no venga con retraso.
short reply I hope so! / I hope not.
Your turn
What goes with I hope so! / I hope not.?
Options: sharing the wish · short reply · hopefully + normal sentence
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I hope so! / I hope not. → short reply
sharing the wish Let's hope we're lucky with the weather.
Elena
Let's hope we're lucky with the weather.
Ojalá tengamos suerte con el tiempo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: I hope not · Let's hope we're lucky with the weather · Hopefully the flight isn't delayed
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Elena
Let's hope we're lucky with the weather.
Ojalá tengamos suerte con el tiempo.
hoping for rain (a joke) Well, hopefully it rains!
Your turn
What goes with Well, hopefully it rains!?
Options: hopefully + normal sentence · short reply · hoping for rain (a joke)
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Well, hopefully it rains! → hoping for rain (a joke)
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
| hopefully + normal sentence | Hopefully the flight isn't delayed. |
|---|---|
| short reply | I hope so! / I hope not. |
| sharing the wish | Let's hope we're lucky with the weather. |
| hoping for rain (a joke) | Well, hopefully it rains! |
More lines from the story
- NuriaYour parents arrive on Saturday. Are you ready?El sábado llegan tus padres. ¿Estás listo?
- JaviHopefully the weather's good.Ojalá haga buen tiempo.
- ElenaHopefully they bring coffee from Colombia.Ojalá traigan café de Colombia.
- NuriaThe forecast says it's going to rain.El pronóstico dice que va a llover.