espérait, a espéré
She hoped to be able to go to Athens.
Elle espérait pouvoir aller à Athènes.
As one of his companions, I'd hoped you would tell me.
En tant que l’un de ses compagnons, j’espérais que vous me le diriez.
— The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
It didn't happen like we'd hoped.
Ça ne s’est pas passé comme on l’espérait.
Tom hoped to succeed.
Tom espérait réussir.
I so hoped this was Chambord during the Directoire period.
J'espérais tellement que ce soit Chambord durant la période du Directoire.
— Russian Ark (2002)
I really hoped our discussion would not go there.
J’espérais vraiment que notre discussion n’en arriverait pas là.
Tom said he hoped he'd be able to help us.
Tom a dit qu’il espérait pouvoir nous aider.