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nous espérions

hoped, were hoping

→ espérer
espér to hope + ions we imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 1st-person plural Rare #52,175
hoped, were hoping
FR: Nous espérions avoir de bonnes nouvelles.
EN: We hoped to get good news.
Conjugation of espérer
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First espère espérions
Second espères —
Third espère espèrent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First espérais espérions
Second espérais —
Third espérait —

Je ne pense pas que la maison soit aussi grande que nous l'espérions.

I don't think the house is as big as we hoped.

Nous avons obtenu les résultats que nous espérions.

We achieved the results we were hoping for.

Nous espérions à juste titre.

We were right to hope.

Ce n'est pas ce que nous espérions.

This isn't what we were hoping for.

— Conclave (2024)