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I want you to come : vouloir que quelqu'un fasse quelque chose

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En français, on dit « je veux que tu viennes ». En anglais, on ne peut pas utiliser that après want : on dit want + personne + to + verbe.

I want you to come. (et non I want that you come)
Je veux que tu viennes.
VerbeExempleFrançais
wantMy mum wants me to tidy my room.Ma mère veut que je range ma chambre.
would like / 'd likeI'd like you to meet my sister.J'aimerais que tu rencontres ma sœur.
expectThe teacher expects us to work hard.Le prof attend de nous que nous travaillions dur.
askShe asked him to help her.Elle lui a demandé de l'aider.
tellHe told me to wait.Il m'a dit d'attendre.
needI need you to listen.J'ai besoin que tu écoutes.

Avec un pronom

Après le verbe, on utilise le pronom complément : me, you, him, her, it, us, them. On dit She wants him to stay, et non She wants he to stay.

À la négative

I want you not to tell anyone. / I don't want you to go.
Je veux que tu ne le dises à personne. / Je ne veux pas que tu partes.

Mise en situation : avant une soirée

Mum : I want you to be home by eleven, OK?
Je veux que tu sois rentré pour onze heures, d'accord ?
Tom : Eleven? But I'd like you to let me stay until midnight!
Onze heures ? Mais j'aimerais que tu me laisses rester jusqu'à minuit !
Mum : No. And I need you to text me when you arrive.
Non. Et j'ai besoin que tu m'envoies un message quand tu arrives.
Tom : OK. And please, I don't want you to call me in front of my friends!
D'accord. Et s'il te plaît, je ne veux pas que tu m'appelles devant mes amis !

À retenir

  • want / would like / need / expect + personne + to + verbe.
  • Jamais want that : I want you to come.
  • Pronom complément : want me / him / her / us / them to...
  • Négation : I don't want you to go ; I want you not to go.

Exercice 1 : I want you to come : exercice 1 (QCM)

  1. « Je veux que tu viennes. »
    1. I want you come.
    2. I want that you come.
    3. I want you to come.
  2. « Ma mère veut que je range ma chambre. »
    1. My mum wants me to tidy my room.
    2. My mum wants that I tidy my room.
    3. My mum wants I to tidy my room.
  3. « J'aimerais que tu rencontres mon frère. »
    1. I'd like that you meet my brother.
    2. I'd like you to meet my brother.
    3. I'd like you meet my brother.
  4. She wants ___ to stay.
    1. he
    2. his
    3. him
  5. « Je ne veux pas que tu partes. »
    1. I want you don't go.
    2. I don't want you to go.
    3. I don't want that you go.
  6. « Le prof attend de nous que nous écoutions. »
    1. The teacher expects we to listen.
    2. The teacher expects us to listen.
    3. The teacher expects that we listen to.
  7. « Il m'a dit d'attendre. »
    1. He told me wait.
    2. He said me to wait.
    3. He told me to wait.
  8. « J'ai besoin que tu m'aides. »
    1. I need you help me.
    2. I need that you help me.
    3. I need you to help me.
  9. « Ils veulent que nous gagnions. »
    1. They want us to win.
    2. They want we to win.
    3. They want that we win.
  10. « Je veux que tu ne le dises à personne. »
    1. I want you don't tell anyone.
    2. I want you not to tell anyone.
    3. I want you to not telling anyone.

Exercice 2 : I want you to come : exercice 2 (à compléter)

  1. I want you .......................... listen to me.
  2. My dad wants .......................... to do the washing-up. (moi)
  3. I'd like .......................... to meet my friend. (toi)
  4. She wants .......................... to stay for dinner. (lui)
  5. They want .......................... to win the match. (nous)
  6. I don't want you .......................... leave.
  7. The teacher .......................... us to be quiet. (a dit)
  8. I .......................... you to help me. (ai besoin)
  9. He asked me .......................... lend him my bike.
  10. We'd like .......................... to come too. (eux)

Exercice 3 : I want you to come : mise en situation

  1. Tu invites ton ami : tu veux qu'il vienne à ta fête.
    1. I want you to come to my party.
    2. I want that you come to my party.
    3. I want you come to my party.
  2. Tu racontes que ta mère veut que tu fasses tes devoirs.
    1. My mum wants me to do my homework.
    2. My mum wants that I do my homework.
    3. My mum wants I do my homework.
  3. Tu présentes ta cousine : tu aimerais que ton ami la rencontre.
    1. I'd like you meet my cousin.
    2. I'd like you to meet my cousin.
    3. I'd like that you meet my cousin.
  4. Tu dis à ton frère que tu ne veux pas qu'il entre dans ta chambre.
    1. I don't want you to come into my room.
    2. I want you don't come in my room.
    3. I don't want that you come into my room.
  5. Tu dis que tu as besoin que ton ami t'aide.
    1. I need that you help me.
    2. I need you to help me.
    3. I need you help me.
  6. Tu racontes que le prof vous a dit de vous taire.
    1. The teacher said us to be quiet.
    2. The teacher told us to be quiet.
    3. The teacher told us be quiet.
  7. Tu dis que tes parents veulent que tu deviennes avocat.
    1. My parents want that I become a lawyer.
    2. My parents want me become a lawyer.
    3. My parents want me to become a lawyer.
  8. Tu demandes à ton ami de garder un secret.
    1. I want you to don't tell anyone.
    2. I want that you don't tell anyone.
    3. I want you not to tell anyone.
  9. Tu racontes que ta sœur t'a demandé de lui prêter ton pull.
    1. My sister asked me to lend her my jumper.
    2. My sister asked to me to lend her my jumper.
    3. My sister asked me lend her my jumper.
  10. Tu dis que l'entraîneur veut que l'équipe gagne.
    1. The coach wants that the team wins.
    2. The coach wants the team to win.
    3. The coach wants the team win.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) I want you to come. · 2. a) My mum wants me to tidy my room. · 3. b) I'd like you to meet my brother. · 4. c) him · 5. b) I don't want you to go. · 6. b) The teacher expects us to listen. · 7. c) He told me to wait. · 8. c) I need you to help me. · 9. a) They want us to win. · 10. b) I want you not to tell anyone.

Exercice 2

1. to · 2. me · 3. you · 4. him · 5. us · 6. to · 7. told · 8. need · 9. to · 10. them

Exercice 3

1. a) I want you to come to my party. · 2. a) My mum wants me to do my homework. · 3. b) I'd like you to meet my cousin. · 4. a) I don't want you to come into my room. · 5. b) I need you to help me. · 6. b) The teacher told us to be quiet. · 7. c) My parents want me to become a lawyer. · 8. c) I want you not to tell anyone. · 9. a) My sister asked me to lend her my jumper. · 10. b) The coach wants the team to win.