Verb + infinitive, no preposition
espérer
no preposition
The constructions
no prepositionespérer + infinitif
Meaning : to hope to do
J'espère réussir mon examen.
Do not writeJ'espère de réussir mon examen.
no prepositionespérer quelque chose
Meaning : to hope for something
Nous espérons une réponse rapide.
Why
Espérer is built directly, without a preposition, before an infinitive as before a noun. « Espérer de » is a very common mistake, by contamination from Italian and from English « hope to ». Souhaiter and désirer follow the same rule.
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