Past tense of hope
regular verb
The past tense of hope is hoped. The past participle is also hoped.
Forms of hope
| Base form (V1) | hope /ˈhəʊp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hoped /hoʊpt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hoped /hoʊpt/ |
| Present participle | hoping /ˈhoʊpɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hopes /hoʊps/ |
Hoped in a sentence
- I'd hoped I'd find a job, but I never did, so I was hoping you could lend me some cash.
- It is to be hoped that some corresponding smartening up of these other schedules may be expected before long.1961 October, “The winter timetables of British Railways: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 593
- The interrogator hoped to break her to get her testimony against her accomplices.From the entry break
- They hoped to starve the terrorists of the oxygen of publicity.From the entry oxygen
- We hoped the speech would include reassurances, but instead it was merely one bromide after another.From the entry bromide
Meaning of hope
- verb To want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with clause; or with so or (negative) not].
- verb To intend to do something and look forward to the prospect of having done it [with to (+ infinitive)].
- verb To expect optimistically that one might get something (either a change in circumstance or an object) [with for].
Questions about the past tense of hope
- What is the past tense of hope?
- The past tense of hope is hoped.
- What is the past participle of hope?
- The past participle of hope is hoped.
- Is hope a regular or irregular verb?
- Hope is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hope (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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