Wait, hope, expect...en inglés existe una palabra distinta para cada "tipo de espera". El post de hoy te ayudará a aclarar algunas dudas sobre su uso.
You may not expect
much from this post, but we still hope
to give you a few tips to improve your English. As you may have
guessed by now, this is about the difference between wait,
hope and expect.
Wait, Hope, Expect. When you WAIT FOR
something, you let some time pass
before it happens (normally without doing much):
I’m waiting
for
John (to come) = I am spending some time until John comes.
He had to wait
for the bus for over an hour =
An hour went by until the bus came.
She waited
for the rain to stop = She did
not move until the rain stopped.
Don’t forget to use the preposition for
with wait
to introduce the thing or person you wait for.
We waited for
John.
We waited for
the bus.
Notice that the following structure is common
after wait:
To wait for +
SUBJ. + to
+ INFINITIVE
I am waiting FOR
Peter TO
come and pick me up.
When you HOPE that something will happen, you wish/want it to happen.
I hope
(that) you are doing well in London = I wish that you are doing well
in London.
He hopes
to get the job = He wants to get the job (and thinks he might get
it).
You often use hope
followed by a clause in the future tense (will):
I hope (that) he will
be a good husband.
When you EXPECT something to happen, you think it is the most
probable thing to happen:
Rain is expected
for Monday and Tuesday. = It is very probable that it will rain on
Monday and Tuesday.
We expect
him to come at eight. = We think he will come at eight.
Notice that the following structure is common
after expect:
To expect + SUBJ.
+ to +
INFINITIVE
I expect HER to
come and pick me up.
Practice 1: Choose
one of the verbs in brackets to fill in the blanks:
(a) I ______________ (expect/hope/wait)
he does well tomorrow at the exam.
(b) I _________________ (expected/hoped/waited)
her to pick me up at the station, but she wasn’t there.
(c) I ________________ (expect/hope/wait)
they come soon, otherwise we won’t get to the wedding in time.
(d) The train was so late that I had to
________________ (expect/hope/wait)
at the station for half an hour.
Answer
key:
Practice
1: (a) hope; (b) expected; (c) hope; (d) wait.
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