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Unit 53 · -ing and to …

I want you to ... I told you to ...

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A

The woman wants to go. The man doesn't want the woman to go. He wants her to stay.

We say:

I want you somebody Sarah to do something
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I want you to be happy. (not I want that you are happy)

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They didn't want anybody to know their secret.

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Do you want me to lend you some money?

We use would like in the same way:

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Would you like me to lend you some money?

B

We also use this structure with:

verb + somebody + to ...
ask Sue asked a friend to lend her some money.
tell I told you to be careful.
advise What do you advise me to do?
expect I didn't expect them to be here.
persuade We persuaded Gary to come with us.
teach I am teaching my brother to swim.
C

I told you to ... / I told you not to ...

→ Jane told me to wait for her. → Paul told Sue not to wait for him.

D

make and let

After make and let, we do not use to:

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He's very funny. He makes me laugh. (not makes me to laugh)

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At school our teacher made us work very hard.

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I didn't have my phone with me, so Sue let me use hers. (not let me to use)

You can say Let's ... (= Let us) when you want people to do things with you:

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Come on! Let's dance.

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'Do you want to go out tonight?' 'No, I'm tired. Let's stay at home.'

Exercises (3)

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53.1

Write sentences beginning I want you ... / I don't want you ... / Do you want me ... ?

  1. 1
    (you must come with me)
    I want you to come with me. example
  2. 2
    (listen carefully)
    I want
  3. 3
    (please don't be angry)
    I don't
  4. 4
    (shall I wait for you?)
    Do you
  5. 5
    (don't call me tonight)
    I don't
  6. 6
    (you must meet Sarah)
    I want
53.2

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

  1. 1A man persuading a friend to go to the cinema.
    Dan persuaded to the cinema.example
  2. 2A woman telling someone to turn left after a bridge.
    A woman told left after the bridge.
  3. 3Someone advising a sick man to see the doctor.
    I advised to the doctor.
  4. 4A woman asking a man to help her.
    She asked her.
  5. 5Someone telling a man to come back in ten minutes.
    I told back in ten minutes.
  6. 6A man letting someone use his phone.
    Paul let his phone.
  7. 7Woman telling someone not to phone before eight.
    I told before 8 o'clock.
  8. 8A mother teaching her daughter to play piano.
    Amy's mother taught the piano.
53.3

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.).

arriveborrowgetgomakerepeattellthinkwait
  1. 1
    Please stay here. I don't want you yet.example
  2. 2
    I didn't hear what she said, so I asked her it.
  3. 3
    'Shall we begin?' 'No, let's a few minutes.'
  4. 4
    Are they already here? I expected them much later.
  5. 5
    Kevin's parents didn't want him married.
  6. 6
    I want to stay here. You can't make me with you.
  7. 7
    'Is that your bike?' 'No, it's John's. He let me it.'
  8. 8
    Rachel can't come to the party. She told me you.
  9. 9
    Would you like a drink? Would you like me some coffee?
  10. 10
    'Kate doesn't like me.' 'What makes you that?'