"I hope..." is more formal, but "I'm hoping..." is commonly used as well. Using "I'm hoping" emphasizes the personal and active interest of the subject, such as: "I'm hoping that I can get court-side seats to the game." If you were to instead say "I hope I can get court-side seats to the game," this sounds more like a passing interest, like "Oh, that would be nice, but if not oh well." In the first statement it is more like "I would really like that, and I will be disappointed if I can't get them."

Get your English grammar book out.... turn to the page on Indicative Tenses Ready? To hope = a verb I hope = first person singular I am hoping = first person singular continuous action Ok? I hope you understand this. I am hoping to make a lot of international friends.

Ignore the first and second responses, they are wrong. Mytch's response is very helpful. 在很多的情况中“I am hoping"表示当时的希望而不是未来的希望。我希望我解释得清楚 :P

I am hoping is not correct and always use - I hope

dont use ing with verbs that express youre state . i hope u a happy new year...