'I was hoping ... ' how is this grammatically correct when talking about the future?

Johnny

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A Japanese friend of mine asked me
why do people say 'I was hoping to do something' when they are talking about the future?

To be honest I couldn't answer him. Why is this phrase in the past tense?
Interesting idea InSearchOfLight,
but now I have to find a simple way to put that to explain to my friend. His English is very good but he's not quite fluent.
Anyone have any more ideas?
 
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