Re: "Que" followed by indicative ou subjunctive mood ?

On Wed, 14 May 2008 09:32:06 +0000 (UTC), Andre Majorel
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> wrote:

>A French learner asked me whether "j'espère que" should be
>followed by the indicative ("j'espère que vous gagnerez") or the
>subjunctive ("j'espère que vous *gagneriez"). In this case, it's
>the indicative but a more general answer would be helpful.

André. i'm a bit lost here - as a complete subjunctive novice, I
thought the 2nd person plural was the same as the imperfect ?
(gagniez).  Also you've got the future rather than the present
indicative (gagnerez).

Please put me right on this