hope
1.hope（名词）后面接of和动名词或接以that引导的从句，偶尔接不定式，如可以说I have the hope of seeing him again和I have the hope that I shall see him again。偶尔有人说I have the hope to see him again。
2.hope（动词）后面接不定式或以that引导的从句，不可接动名词，如可以说I hope to see him again和I hope that I shall see him again，不可说I hope seeing him again。
3.hope（动词）后面极少接宾语和不定式，如最好不说I hope you to see him again，可以改作I hope that you will see him again。同样地，最好不说You are hoped to see him again，可以改作It is hoped that you will see him again。有人说I hope for you to see him again。
4.hope很容易犯双重被动的毛病，如不可说All these plans are hoped to be carried out next year。该改作It is hoped that all these plans will be carried out next year。
5.hope是及物动词，但后面极少接名词，如通常不说We used to hope better times。该在hope后面加上for。
6.in the hope of...ing和in hopes of...ing意思相同，in the hope that...和in hopes that...也意思相同。注意用了the便用单数形式hope，不用the便用复数形式hopes。同样地，have the hope of...ing和have the hope that...改作have hopes of...ing和have hopes that...也可以。have hopes后面有时接不定式。例如：I have hopes to see him again.
7.比较下面三句：
- I hope to see him again.
- I shall hope to see him again.
- I am hoping to see him again.
三句意思相同，第三句比较不正式些。
8.比较下面三句：
- I hope he will arrive safely.
- I hope he arrives safely.
- I hope he may arrive safely.
第二句最不正式，主要用在美国，第三句最正式。
9.比较下面两句：
I had hoped that you would come. （我原来希望你来［实际你未曾来］。）
I had been hoping that you would come. （我原来［在继续］希望你来［直到现在还希望你来］。）
第二句里有过去完成时态的特别用法，说这句话的人有些羞怯，不敢说I have been hoping...更不敢说I hope...或I am hoping...
