To want in inglese
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To want
Costruzioni comuni con to want (chiedere, desiderare):
• to want (to do) something, voler fare qualcosa:
• to want (to do) something, voler fare qualcosa:
I want to hold your hand. Voglio tenerti la mano.
I want your money! Voglio i tuoi soldi.
• to want somebody to do something, volere che qualcuno faccia qualcosa.
Bruno wants Horatio to stop smoking his pipe in the lab. Bruno vuole che Horatio smetta di fumare la pipa in laboratorio.
They don't want us to pay the bill. Non vogliono che paghiamo il biglietto.
• to want for somebody to be...: volere che qualcuno sia...:
My parents want for me to be happy with my new husband. I miei genitori vogliono che sia felice con il mio nuovo marito.
Esercizio 1
For several years now, Bruno Delavigne has been to expand his operations to the Asian market. More than anything else, Bruno to sell his perfumes to a wider range of consumers.
For several years now, Bruno Delavigne has been wanting 1 to expand his operations to the Asian market. More than anything else, Bruno wants 2 to sell his perfumes to a wider range of consumers.
1 wanting: This is the correct form of the verb 'to want'. Because of the past progressive construction 'has been' we put the verb 'to want' in the 'ing' form afterwards.
1 wanted: We cannot use the simple past tense (preterit) form here because this action is continuous.
2 wants: This sentence requires a simple present tense form. 'Wants' is the correct choice.
2 want: This verb requires an 's' at the end in the third person, present tense form.
Esercizio 2
Secretary: Mr. Cashman, Mr. Delavigne is on the phone for you.
Cashman: What does he ?
Secretary: He says he to meet for lunch sometime next week.
Cashman: Fantastic, I know a great Italian place that I'd really like to try out.
Cashman: What does he ?
Secretary: He says he to meet for lunch sometime next week.
Cashman: Fantastic, I know a great Italian place that I'd really like to try out.
Secretary: Mr. Cashman, Mr. Delavigne is on the phone for you.
Cashman: What does he want 1?
Secretary: He says he wants 2 to meet for lunch sometime next week.
Cashman: Fantastic, I know a great Italian place that I'd really like to try out.
Cashman: What does he want 1?
Secretary: He says he wants 2 to meet for lunch sometime next week.
Cashman: Fantastic, I know a great Italian place that I'd really like to try out.
1 want: Because 'want' is part of an auxiliary construction here, we must use the verb in its infinitive form, without 'to'.
1 wanted: Because the action of this sentence takes place in the present tense, we cannot use a past tense form of the verb here.
1 wants: Although this verb refers to a third-person subject, because of the auxiliary 'does' we cannot use 'wants' here. In this case, we must use the infinitive 'want'.
2 wants: In the present tense, the third person form of the verb 'to want' is 'wants'.
2 want: In the third person, we must add an 's' to the verb here.
Esercizio 3
Susie: I've been to ask you this for a while now, Bruno. Are you married?
Bruno: Why Susie, who to know? That's classified information.
Bruno: Why Susie, who to know? That's classified information.
Susie: I've been wanting 1 to ask you this for a while now, Bruno. Are you married?
Bruno: Why Susie, who wants 2 to know? That's classified information.
Bruno: Why Susie, who wants 2 to know? That's classified information.
1 wanting: This is the correct choice here. We must add 'ing' to the verb after the auxiliary.
1 want: In this tense (the present perfect continuous), we cannot use the infinitive form of the verb. We must put the verb in the 'ing' form.
2 wants: 'Who wants to know?' is the correct choice here. 'Who' is considered the third person subject in this case, it is a relative pronoun which replaces the subject of the sentence.
2 want: In the third person present tense, we must add an 's' to the end of the verb 'to want'!
Esercizio 4
I going to see Aunt Mildred today. Do you to go with me?
I feel like 1 going to see Aunt Mildred today. Do you want 2 to go with me?
1 feel like: 'To feel like (going to the park)' is to want to or to have a desire to go to the park. This is the best choice here. When followed by a verb, 'to feel like' can only be followed by a verb in the ING form: I feel like DANCING.
1 want: Because the verb 'to go' is in the ING form, we cannot use 'want' here to precede it. We could say however: 'I want TO GO see Aunt Mildred'.
1 would like: The expression 'would like' can only be followed by a verb in the full infinitive form: I would like TO GO to sleep. Using it in this sentence would be grammatically incorrect.
2 want: We use 'want' here because the verb 'to go' is in the infinitive form. The conjugated verb 'want' can only be followed by a verb in its full infinitive form: I want TO EAT, she wants TO SING.
2 feel like: Because the verb 'to go' is in the infinitive form, we cannot use 'feel' here (which is followed by verbs in the ING form). We could say however: 'Do you feel like going with me?'.
2 would like: 'Would' and 'do' are both auxiliary verbs. We can use either one to ask a question, but we can't use both in the same phrase. We can say 'Do you like Aunt Mildred?' or 'Would you like to go with me?', but not 'Do you would like to go with me?'.
Esercizio 5
Susie: I you didn't come to my office every time you made a mistake.
Kevin: Please don't be cruel. Do you me to go away? Is that what you want?
Susie: In a word: yes. Look, Connors, I'm trying to manage a department here.
Kevin: Fine. But while I'm here, you don't have a few dollars I could borrow, do you?
Susie: I lend money to an angry pitbull.
Kevin: Woof, woof.
Kevin: Please don't be cruel. Do you me to go away? Is that what you want?
Susie: In a word: yes. Look, Connors, I'm trying to manage a department here.
Kevin: Fine. But while I'm here, you don't have a few dollars I could borrow, do you?
Susie: I lend money to an angry pitbull.
Kevin: Woof, woof.
Susie: I would rather 1 you didn't come to my office every time you made a mistake.
Kevin: Please don't be cruel. Do you want 2 me to go away? Is that what you want?
Susie: In a word: yes. Look, Connors, I'm trying to manage a department here.
Kevin: Fine. But while I'm here, you don't have a few dollars I could borrow, do you?
Susie: I would rather 3 lend money to an angry pitbull.
Kevin: Woof, woof.
Kevin: Please don't be cruel. Do you want 2 me to go away? Is that what you want?
Susie: In a word: yes. Look, Connors, I'm trying to manage a department here.
Kevin: Fine. But while I'm here, you don't have a few dollars I could borrow, do you?
Susie: I would rather 3 lend money to an angry pitbull.
Kevin: Woof, woof.
1 would rather: We use 'would rather' in the same sense as 'to prefer'. Susie is saying that she 'prefers that Kevin did not bother her'. The 'would rather' construction is followed either by another verb in its infinitive form (I would rather stay awhile) or by a verb in the subjunctive past tense (as is the case here) when the statement is 'unreal' or 'hypothetical'. The subjunctive past is identical to the past simple with the exception of the verb 'to be'.
1 would like: We cannot use 'would like' in a construction such as this one. Usually 'would like' is used in affirmative statements. For example: 'I would like to visit your office more often'. If the sentence is negative, we use 'if' to connect the two phrases. For example: 'I would like it if you didn't come around here'.
1 wouldn't like: We cannot use 'wouldn't like' in a construction such as this. 'Wouldn't like' is not often followed by a personal pronoun (you). We could say, however: 'I wouldn't like to visit your office'.
1 feel as if: We cannot use 'feel as if' in a construction such as this. 'Feel as if' is usually used to express vague sentiments and not direct desires. For example: 'I feel as if the world is coming to an end'.
2 want: Kevin is asking a simple question of preference. In interrogative constructions, the subject splits the auxiliary and the main verb (in the infinitive form without 'to'): do you want.
2 rather: We cannot use 'rather' here without the auxiliary 'would'. We could say: 'Would you rather I went away?'.
2 like: We cannot use 'like' here without the auxiliary 'would'. We could say: 'Would you like me to go away?'.
2 feel: 'Feel' does not make sense in this context. 'Do you feel me to go away' does not make sense.
3 would rather: We use 'would rather' here to express Susie's contempt or disregard for Kevin's request. Susie is saying that she would prefer to give her money to a dog than to Kevin.
3 would prefer: We cannot use 'prefer' here followed by a verb which isn't in the full infinitive form ('to'). We could say, however: 'I would prefer to lend money to an angry pitbull'.
3 would like: We cannot use 'would like' followed by a verb without the infinitive marker 'to'. We could say, however: 'I would like to lend money to an angry pitbull'. This would not make sense in the context of this dialogue.
3 would feel: We cannot use 'would feel' to express a preference or a choice between two different actions.
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