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Italian verb · regular · first needed at intermediate level (B1)

sperare

to hope

Use + congiuntivo when someone else does the action () and + infinitive when you do it yourself ().

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

iospero
tusperi
lui / leispera
noisperiamo
voisperate
lorosperano

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

ioho sperato
tuhai sperato
lui / leiha sperato
noiabbiamo sperato
voiavete sperato
lorohanno sperato

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

iosperavo
tusperavi
lui / leisperava
noisperavamo
voisperavate
lorosperavano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iospererò
tuspererai
lui / leispererà
noispereremo
voispererete
lorospereranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iospererei
tuspereresti
lui / leispererebbe
noispereremmo
voisperereste
lorospererebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

iosperi
tusperi
lui / leisperi
noisperiamo
voisperiate
lorosperino

Examples

  • Spero che tu stia bene.I hope you're well.
  • Speriamo che non piova.Let's hope it doesn't rain.
  • Spero di trovare lavoro presto.I hope to find a job soon.