Espérer may require the subjunctive, depending on whether it is used affirmatively, negatively, or interrogatively:
J'espère qu'il viendra.
I hope he comes.
(Note that in the affirmative, this verb is normally followed by the future, rather than the present tense.)
Je n'espère pas qu'il vienne.
I don't hope that he's coming.
Espères-tu qu'il vienne ?
Do you hope that he's coming?
The Subjunctivator! | Quiz: Subjunctive or indicative?
J'espère qu'il viendra.
I hope he comes.
(Note that in the affirmative, this verb is normally followed by the future, rather than the present tense.)
Je n'espère pas qu'il vienne.
I don't hope that he's coming.
Espères-tu qu'il vienne ?
Do you hope that he's coming?
The Subjunctivator! | Quiz: Subjunctive or indicative?