Lesson Twenty-five
want
Present Tense
singular |
plural |
I want _____ |
We want _____ |
You want _____ |
You want _____ |
He wants _____
She wants _____
It wants _____ |
They want _____ |
The verb "want" requires an object:
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I want a banana. (The word "banana" is an object.)
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She wants some coffee. (The word "coffee" is an object.)
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They want some help. (The word "help" is an object.)
Present Tense - negative
singular |
plural |
I don't want _____ |
We don't want _____ |
You don't want _____ |
You don't want _____ |
He doesn't want _____
She doesn't want _____
It doesn't want _____ |
They don't want _____ |
Remember: You must have an object after the verb "want."
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I don't want any mustard on my sandwich.
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He doesn't want to go home. (The infinitive, "to go" is the object.)
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We don't want them.
The word "want" is often heard in questions:
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What do you want?
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Do you want anything to drink?
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Does he want anything to drink?
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Where do they want to go today?
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When do you want to leave for the airport?
Here are some examples:
- A: What do you want?
- B: I want a cup of coffee.
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- A: What does he want to do?
- B: He wants to play basketball. He doesn't want to play football.
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- A: What do they want to do?
- B: They want to go hiking. They don't want to go swimming.
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Practice
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the helping verb (do or does) and the main verb (want or wants).
1- 10 Present Tense:
- What _______ you _________ ?
- I ________ to get a Coke.
- What ________ she ________?
- She _________ a new bike.
- What ________ they ________?
- They ________ to go on a trip.
- He _________ __________ anything. (negative)
- We _________ __________ that car. (negative)
- What _________ the dog _________?
- He __________ to go out.
(Answers: 1. do...want; 2. want; 3. does....want; 4. wants; 5. do....want; 6. want; 7. doesn't want; 8. don't want; 9. does...want; 10. wants) |
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