I wish I could use it today

Question

I wish I could use it today.

Espero que puedo usarlo hoy.

¿Es esto correcto?

Answer 1

Jeez I should be flogged. Just yesterday I asked: I hope you find what you are looking for ( Espero que encuentres lo que buscas), on the forum which has practically all of the same grammar. Anyway, Can the verb desear be used here to?

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• Deseo que podría usarlo hoy ( pero está lloviendo)
• Deseo que pueda usarlo hoy
• Deseo que usarlo hoy

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Answer 2

When wishing, you need to use the subjunctive.

For example, "Espero que pueda usarlo hoy."

If you check out the sections on the subjunctive, that should help you with that type of sentence.

Answer 3

Ojalá pudiera usarlo hoy.

Espero que pueda usarlo hoy = I hope that I can use it today.

Answer 4

Espero poder usarlo hoy.

Answer 5

Why the subjunctive use? There is no subject change.

I'm just saying subjuct change doesn't "rule all". Better to learn how to "feel" subjunctive rather than what Book A or B says. - jeezzle, Jan 7, 2012

Ok, thank you, jeezzle, I'll start working on that - SonrisaDelSol, Jan 7, 2012

For some reason, I thought you were being sarcastic - some disagree with my learning method (most of the bigwigs actually) but it works well, listen, listen, listen to spanish. you will learn how to speak it that way much better than what any book can sa - jeezzle, Jan 7, 2012

Oh no, I didn't mean for that to sound sarcastic! I understood what you were saying, and I think your advice is better than what I can find in any book - SonrisaDelSol, Jan 7, 2012

Lazurus wrote something on this very subject. I just read it, dang now I have to find it before I sleep! - Gregory84, Jan 8, 2012