I want you to ... I told you to ... 52.1 A I want you to ... The woman wants to go. The man doesn't want the woman to go. He wants her to stay. We say: yo u I want \ somebody V to do something Ann • I want you to be happy, (not 'I want that you are happy') • They didn't want anybody to know their secret. • Do you want me to lend you some money? We use would like in the same way: • Would you like me to lend you some money? We also use this structure (verb + somebody + to ...) with: verb + somebody + to ... ask tell advise expect persuade teach Sue I What do you I didn't We I asked told advise expect persuaded taught a friend you me them George my brother to lend to be to do? to be to come to swim. her some money, careful. here, with us. C I told you to ... / I told you not to ... -> Ann told me to wait for her. -> Paul told Sue not to wait for him. PAUL make and let After make and let, we do not use to: • He's very funny. He makes me laugh, (not 'makes me to laugh') • At school our teacher made us work very hard. • Sue let me use her computer because mine wasn't working (not 'let me to use') You can say Let's ... (= Let us) when you want people to do things with you: • Come on! Let's dance. , • 'Shall we go out tonight?' 'No, I'm tired. Let's stay at home.' 52.3 EXERCISES Write sentences beginning I want you .../I don't want you .../Do you want me... ? 1 (you must come with me) Jjs a,gooct fum. (^(Urr>...er...^ DAN Ay I'm notwell. J You should go to the doctor. 7 r pon't phone "*S \before8 o'clock .J 4 (Can uou help me?) PO LjOiA pU^j ^ Yes, my mother taught me. ANN 1 Dan persuaded „.mteM&M*jk**^.i....... 2 I wanted to get to the station. A woman told 3 Brian wasn't well. I advised.......................................... 4 Linda had a lot of luggage. She asked................... 5 I was busy. I told................................................................... 6 I wanted to make a phone call. Paul let............... 7 Sue is going to phone later. I told........................... 8 Ann's mother taught......................................................... think wait Complete these sentences with the verbs in the list. Sometimes to is necessary (to go /to wait etc.); sometimes to is not necessary (go/wait etc.). arrive borrow get ge go make repeat tell 1 Please stay here. I don't want you .$9,39..... 2 I didn't hear what she said, so I asked her..............................................it. 3 'Shall we begin?' 'No, let's..............................................a few minutes.' 4 Are they already here? I expected them..............................................much later. 5 Kevin's parents didn't want him..............................................married. 6 I want to stay here. You can't make me..............................................with you. 7 'Is that your bicycle?' 'No, it's John's. He let me..............................................it.' 8 Mary can't come to the party. She told me..............................................you. 9 Would you like a drink? Would you like me..............................................some coffee? 10 'Ann doesn't like me.' 'What makes you..............................................that?' [113]