| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | espèreI hope | espère(that) I hope |
| tu | espèresyou hope | espères(that) you hope |
| il/elle/on | espèrehe/she/one hopes | espère(that) he/she/one hopes |
| nous | espéronswe hope | espérions(that) we hope |
| vous | espérezyou all hope | espériez(that) you all hope |
| ils/elles | espèrentthey hope | espèrent(that) they hope |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai espéréI have hoped | aie espéré(that) I have hoped |
| tu | as espéréyou have hoped | aies espéré(that) you have hoped |
| il/elle/on | a espéréhe/she/one has hoped | ait espéré(that) he/she/one has hoped |
| nous | avons espéréwe have hoped | ayons espéré(that) we have hoped |
| vous | avez espéréyou all have hoped | ayez espéré(that) you all have hoped |
| ils/elles | ont espéréthey have hoped | aient espéré(that) they have hoped |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | espéraisI was hoping | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | espéraisyou were hoping | |
| il/elle/on | espéraithe/she/one was hoping | |
| nous | espérionswe were hoping | |
| vous | espériezyou all were hoping | |
| ils/elles | espéraientthey were hoping |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | espéreraiI will hope | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | espérerasyou will hope | |
| il/elle/on | espérerahe/she/one will hope | |
| nous | espéreronswe will hope | |
| vous | espérerezyou all will hope | |
| ils/elles | espérerontthey will hope |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | espéreraisI would hope | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | espéreraisyou would hope | |
| il/elle/on | espéreraithe/she/one would hope | |
| nous | espérerionswe would hope | |
| vous | espéreriezyou all would hope | |
| ils/elles | espéreraientthey would hope |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | espèrehope | n'espère pasdon't hope |
| nous | espéronslet's hope | n'espérons paslet's not hope |
| vous | espérezhope | n'espérez pasdon't hope |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais espéréI had hoped | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais espéréyou had hoped | |
| il/elle/on | avait espéréhe/she/one had hoped | |
| nous | avions espéréwe had hoped | |
| vous | aviez espéréyou all had hoped | |
| ils/elles | avaient espéréthey had hoped |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais espéréI would have hoped | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais espéréyou would have hoped | |
| il/elle/on | aurait espéréhe/she/one would have hoped | |
| nous | aurions espéréwe would have hoped | |
| vous | auriez espéréyou all would have hoped | |
| ils/elles | auraient espéréthey would have hoped |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai espéréI will have hoped | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras espéréyou will have hoped | |
| il/elle/on | aura espéréhe/she/one will have hoped | |
| nous | aurons espéréwe will have hoped | |
| vous | aurez espéréyou all will have hoped | |
| ils/elles | auront espéréthey will have hoped |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | espéraiI hoped | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | espérasyou hoped | |
| il/elle/on | espérahe/she/one hoped | |
| nous | espérâmeswe hoped | |
| vous | espérâtesyou all hoped | |
| ils/elles | espérèrentthey hoped |