Infinitive proposition (English exercise n°5677 - Please quote this number when contacting us)Other English exercises on the same topicInfinitive propositionThe infinitive proposition 1) The infinitive proposition is used after some verbs such as want and like Want/like +noun or pronoun + to -infinitif I want her to come Je veux qu’elle vienne (Not I want that she comes!) I would like Jane to work better ! J’aimerais que Jane travaille mieux (Not I would like that Jane works better) Notice: « Je veux que… » is never translated into « I want that… » 2) The infinitive proposition is also used after verbs such as : ask, expect, hate, need, order, prefer , wait for I expect her to phone me Je m’attends à ce qu’elle m’appelle I need someone to help me J’ai besoin que quelqu’un m’aide I am waiting for Mike to come back J’attends que Mike revienne Notice: Note that « expect » is often translated into « supposer, penser, prévoir… » I expect her to understand Je suppose qu’elle comprendra Note that “I can’t wait for..to… “ often means “Vivement que….” I can’t wait for the holidays vivement les vacances I can’t wait to see him again vivement que je le revoie Exercise : Put the sentences in order, finding an infinitive proposition.English exercise "Infinitive proposition" created by lucile83 (11-01-2006) with The test builderClick here to see the current stats of this English testClick on the words to build sentences.1. come to with want I you us. 2. to Betty He phone would him. like 3. want angry. Jim to don't be I 4. She like her. would to to listen someone 5. I to two am expecting call Wendy at me o'clock. 6. invite expect Smith to dinner. to Mrs I us 7. wants a to He book. me you lend 8. the wanted football. He me told he play to boys 9. someone help needs her. to She 10. people I hate rude. be to End of the free exercise to learn English: Infinitive proposition (01.11.2008 15:09)A free English exercise to learn English.Other English exercises on the same topic | All our lessons and exercises
The infinitive proposition
1) The infinitive proposition is used after some verbs such as want and like
Want/like +noun or pronoun + to -infinitif
I want her to come
Je veux qu’elle vienne
(Not I want that she comes!)
I would like Jane to work better !
J’aimerais que Jane travaille mieux
(Not I would like that Jane works better)
Notice:
« Je veux que… » is never translated into « I want that… »
2) The infinitive proposition is also used after verbs such as : ask, expect, hate, need, order, prefer , wait for
I expect her to phone me Je m’attends à ce qu’elle m’appelle
I need someone to help me J’ai besoin que quelqu’un m’aide
I am waiting for Mike to come back J’attends que Mike revienne
Note that « expect » is often translated into « supposer, penser, prévoir… »
I expect her to understand Je suppose qu’elle comprendra
Note that “I can’t wait for..to… “ often means “Vivement que….”
I can’t wait for the holidays vivement les vacances
I can’t wait to see him again vivement que je le revoie
Exercise : Put the sentences in order, finding an infinitive proposition.