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sperare

to hope

verb Word 267 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate sperare

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io spero I hope / I am hoping
tu speri you hope / you are hoping
lui/lei spera he/she hopes / he/she is hoping
noi speriamo we hope / we are hoping
voi sperate you all hope / you all are hoping
loro sperano they hope / they are hoping

Imperfect

io speravo I was hoping / I used to hope
tu speravi you were hoping / you used to hope
lui/lei sperava he/she was hoping / he/she used to hope
noi speravamo we were hoping / we used to hope
voi speravate you all were hoping / you all used to hope
loro speravano they were hoping / they used to hope

Future

io spererò I will hope
tu spererai you will hope
lui/lei spererà he/she will hope
noi spereremo we will hope
voi spererete you all will hope
loro spereranno they will hope

Passato prossimo

io ho sperato I hoped / I have hoped
tu hai sperato you hoped / you have hoped
lui/lei ha sperato he/she hoped / he/she has hoped
noi abbiamo sperato we hoped / we have hoped
voi avete sperato you all hoped / you all have hoped
loro hanno sperato they hoped / they have hoped

In a sentence

Spero di vedere presto la tua famiglia.

I hope to see your family soon.

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