Expect, hope and wait Complete the following sentences using expect, wait or hope We are …………………… for a lot of rain a) expecting b) hoping c) Either could be used here We are …………………… rain soon a) expecting b) hoping c) waiting I am still ………………… to hear from him a) expecting b) waiting c) hoping My sister is ………………… a baby a) expecting b) hoping c) waiting I ……………… her at six, but she didn’t come a) waited b) expected c) hoped I ………………… for her until eight a) hoped b) expected c) waited We ………………… them to arrive in half an hour a) expect b) hope c) wait She is quite old – I …………………… her to be younger a) expected b) hoped c) waited We …………………… you can come and stay with us soon a) expect b) hope c) wait Answers We are hoping for a lot of rain We are expecting rain soon I am still waiting to hear from him My sister is expecting a baby I expected her at six, but she didn’t come I waited for her until eight We expect them to arrive in half an hour She is quite old – I expected her to be younger We hope you can come and stay with us soon Stay on top of your writing! Download our grammar guide from www.englishgrammar.org to stay up-to-date Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)