Unit 10: Verb want to

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:

• I want a banana. (The word "banana" is an object.)
• She wants some coffee. (The word "coffee" is an object.)
• 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."

• I don't want any mustard on my sandwich.
• He doesn't want to go home. (The infinitive, "to go" is the object.)
• We don't want them.

The word "want" is often heard in questions:

• What do you want?
• Do you want anything to drink?
• Does he want anything to drink?
• Where do they want to go today?
• 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.	a cup of coffee.
A: What does he want to do? B: He wants to play basketball. He doesn't want to play football.
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.