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    Infinitive proposition (English exercise n°5677 - Please quote this number when contacting us)


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    Infinitive proposition

    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

     

     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.





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    English exercise "Infinitive proposition" created by lucile83 (11-01-2006) with The test builder
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    1. with I us. come you to want
    2. to him. Betty phone would He like
    3. don't be I want angry. Jim to
    4. her. would to like someone She listen to
    5. to Wendy two call at o'clock. expecting I me am
    6. We dinner. us invite to Smith to Mrs expect
    7. a you to me you book.§He wants a lend me to He book. lend wants
    8. play boys football. told me wanted He he the to
    9. needs someone She her. help to
    10. hate I people to rude. be







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