I want you to ...   I told you to ...
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;
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I want { somebody > to do something Ann |
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• 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 asked a friend
I told you
What do you advise me
I didn't expect them
We persuaded George
to lend to be to do? to be to come
her some money, careful.
here, with us.
I   taught my brother   to swim.
I told you to ... / I told you not to .
pt ^WaitfQt me. J
; PAUL
-> Ann told me to wait for her.
H> Paul told Sue not to wait for him.
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.'
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EXERCISES
Write sentences beginning I want you .../I don't want you .../Do you want me ... ?
1  (you must come with me) J,.&g$k.20*
2 (listen carefully)
3 (please don't be angry)
4 (shall I wait for you?)
5 (don't phone me tonight)
6 (you must meet Sarah)
I want.......................
I don't......................
Do you....................
52.2    Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.
2 f Where's the^ \    statten? J/' /TwmL&ft a.-ffcef^
I'm wot well. 3
You should go to tile doctor.
Do you pUwj ^) the piano f J
Yes, my mother tauqhfc me. /ann
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1 Dan persuaded ,,.MMMMM±.&$r$h........
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?'
He told me that ...
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