Use of indicative with espérer

Neil W.C1Kwiziq community member

Use of indicative with espérer

Hello! I wrote, « Espérons que nous serons mieux….. » which was marked wrong and corrected with « soyons ». I am thinking this is an error? Thanks.

Asked 4 days ago
CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Neil,

That's an excellent question!

Take a look at the links below:

Use of the subjunctive with espérer.

Espérer et le subjonctif

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

Neil W. asked:

Use of indicative with espérer

Hello! I wrote, « Espérons que nous serons mieux….. » which was marked wrong and corrected with « soyons ». I am thinking this is an error? Thanks.

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