I hope he hasn't failed his exam.

A: I hope he hasn’t failed his exam.
B: I hope so, too.
In this dialogue, if B disagrees with A, what should B say in short answer.

If a dialogue goes like this:
A: I hope he has passed his exam.
If B agrees with A, what should B say?
If B diagrees, what should B reply?
Both in short answer.
THANKS.

There are numerous replies, as there is no set response. However, these are possible (they are in order of the questions you asked).

I hope he has!

Me too.
I don’t.

I don’t mean to bother you so much, Beeesneees. Maybe you think I’m a little bit annoying. But as a teacher of English and not a native speaker, I can’t answer so many questions from my students or at least I’m not so sure of the answers. This is a painful thing for me. So would you please be kind enough to answer a few more questions? I’d really appreciate it if you could.

  1. A: I hope he hasn’t failed his exam. If B agrees, can B say: ‘Me too’ or ‘I hope so’? If B disagrees, can B say ‘‘I hope not’?
  2. A: I hope he has passed his exam. If B agrees, can B also say: ‘Me too’ or ‘I hope so’? If B disagrees, can B also say: ‘I hope not’?
  3. A: Hasn’t he passed his exam? If the replies are: ‘I hope so’ and ‘I hope not’, what do they mean respectively?
  4. A: 10 o’clock? It isn’t that late, is it? If B replies: ‘I hope not.’ It means ‘I hope it is not that late.’ If the reply is: ‘I hope so’, what does it mean?
    This will be the last time I ask these questions. May I beg you to answer them as detailed as possible? Many thanks for your help!
  1. A: I hope he hasn’t failed his exam.
    If B agrees: ‘Me too’ or ‘And me’
    If B disagrees: ‘I do’

  2. A: I hope he has passed his exam.
    If B agrees: ‘Me too’ or ‘I hope so too’
    If B disagrees: ‘I hope not’

  3. A: Hasn’t he passed his exam?
    ‘I hope so’ - I don’t know whether he has or not, but I hope he has.
    ‘I hope not’ - I don’t know whether he has or not, bit I hope he hasn’t.

  4. A: 10 o’clock? It isn’t that late, is it?
    ‘I hope not.’ -‘I hope it is not that late.’
    ‘I hope so’ - I hope it is that late.

  • and you aren’t annoying or bothersome! If I don’t answer it’s because I either don’t have the time or I don’t see the post.

Thank you very much, Beeesneees. It’s so kind of you to answer all my questions and I’ve learned so much from your posts. But I have one more doubtful point in the following dialogue.

  1. A: I hope he hasn’t failed his exam.
    If B agrees: ‘Me too’ or ‘And me’
    If B disagrees: ‘I do’

Does ‘I do.’ mean ‘I hope he has failed his exam.’?

Yes

Beeesneees,

  1. A: I hope he hasn’t failed his exam.
    If B agrees: ‘Me too’ or ‘And me’. (= I hope he hasn’t failed his exam.)
    If B disagrees: ‘I do’. (= I hope he has failed his exam.)

  2. A: I hope he has passed his exam.
    If B agrees: ‘Me too’ or ‘I hope so too’. (= I hope he has passed his exam.)
    If B disagrees: ‘I hope not’. (= I hope he hasn’t passed his exam.)

  3. A: Hasn’t he passed his exam?
    ‘I hope so’ - (= He has passed his exam.)
    ‘I hope not’ - (= He hasn’t passed his exam.)
    I have given the answers within brackets what I understood.
    Are they correct?
    Thanks.

1 and 2 are as I said.

3is incorrect.
Hasn’t he passed his exam?
(Yes), he has. = He has passed.
(No), he hasn’t. = He hasn’t passed.
‘I hope so’ - I hope he has passed, but I don’t know.
‘I hope not’ - I hope he has not passed, but I don’t know.