Want Present Tense singular I want _____ You want _____ He wants _____ She wants _____ It wants

_____ 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 I don't want _____ You don't want _____ He doesn't want _____ She doesn't want _____ It doesn'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: 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. They don't want _____ plural We don't want _____ You don't want _____ They want _____ plural We want _____ You want _____

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the helping verb (do or does) and the main verb (want or wants). 1- 10 Present Tense: 1. What _______ you _________ ? 2. I ________ to get a Coke. 3. What ________ she ________? 4. She _________ a new bike. 5. What ________ they ________? 6. They ________ to go on a trip. 7. He _________ __________ anything. (negative) 8. We _________ __________ that car. (negative) 9. What _________ the dog _________? 10. 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)

Directions: Fill in the blanks with "would" and "like."

1- 10 would like 1. What _______ you _________ to eat? 2. I ________ _________ a hot dog. 3. What ________ she ________? 4. She ________ ________ some french fries. 5. How _________ you __________ your steak? 6. I _________ _________ it well done. 7. They _________ __________ to watch TV. 8. Your parents __________ _________ that. (negative) 9. Bob _________ _________ living in California. (negative) 10. ________ you _________ some ketchup?

(Answers: 1. would....like; 2. would like; 3. would...like; 4. would like; 5. would....like; 6. would like; 7. would like; 8. wouldn't like; 9. wouldn't like; 10. Would....like)

would like singular I would like ____ You would like ______ He would like_____ She would like _____ It would like _____ would like = want The verb "would like" requires an object, a gerund, or an infinitive after it:

plural We would like _____ You would like _____

They would like _____

I would like a bagel. (The word "bagel" is an object.) He'd like a new job. (The word "job" is an object. Notice that the subject and "would" are contracted to form "He'd." This is very common.) They'd like a new dog. (The word "dog" is an object.) They'd like to get a new dog. ("To get" is an infinitive.)

Most people make a contraction with the subject and "would." I would like a burrito = I'd like a burrito. She would like to make a call. = She'd like to make a call. Present Tense - negative singular I wouldn't like _____ You wouldn't like____ He wouldn't like ____ She wouldn't like ____ It wouldn't like ____ Remember: You must have an object after "would like." You can also use a gerund after "would like."

plural We wouldn't like ____ You wouldn't like ____

They wouldn't like ____

You wouldn't like living there. ("Living" is a gerund.) He probably wouldn't like the food. They wouldn't like doing that kind of work. ("Doing" is a gerund.)

Note: Using "would like" in the negative is not always an easy thing to do. This expresses an opinion about a person that might not be true.

QUESTIONS: These questions are made with "would like." would like = do want

What would you like on your pizza? Would you like to go out tonight? Would they like to go to the park? What time would you like to leave? How many pieces of chicken would you like? Here are some examples:

A: What would she like to do some day? B: She'd like to become a professional photographer (She'd = She would) A: Would he like to improve his English? B: Yes, he would. (or...) B: Yes, he would like that very much. A: What would she like to do today? B: She'd like to read some books