Showing posts with label want. Show all posts
Showing posts with label want. Show all posts

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Wah How to "Make Request" in many ways.

You can use would like, want or must ask to make request in several ways.

1. We use would like to request in the polite way.
    I would like you to stop smoking.
    Dad, You smoke too much. I would like you to quit smoking.
    You are a grate instructor, I would like you to come back sometimes.
    It's very urgent but I would like to have a word with you.

2. We use want to request in the neutral way.
    I want you to stop smoking.
    I want you to study for examination tomorrow.
    I do not want her to be careless.
    We want Mariana to do this project.

3. We use must ask to request in the angry way.
    I won't put up with it any longer, I must ask you to stop smoking now. 
    I must ask you to stay away from me. You are very annoying.
    You always do mistake, I must ask you to consider yourself.
    You are always late for work, I must ask you to resign from this job.

Make Request - WahWasabi Learning English Grammar
'I want you to not smoke in here.'

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Wah How to use "Want in another way"

Normally we use want in this form want + object + infinitive 
in this topic Wah How to use "Want"

    I want you to stay with me.

    He wants me to go upstairs.
    Don't tell anyone, I want you to keep it secret.

But with some verbs such as to go, to get, to come, to be, you can use them in this form...


want_adverb - wah_wasabi_learning_english
   
    I want you upstairs. (I want you to go upstairs.)
    They want me away from them. (They want me to go away from them.) 
    She wants me out of here. (She wants me to get out of here.)
    Susan wants her family near her.
    My mother wants these books over there.
    I want this cat out of here.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Wah How to use "Want"

If you would like to have, keep, or do something, you can use "want" 

Affirmative           
       I want to go. I want go. is incorrect.
       He wants to go.
       They want Steve as a chairman. (They want Steve to be a chairman.)

Negative

       I don't want to go.
       He doesn't want to go.
       They don't want me to resign the job. 

Interrogative

       Do you want to go to the preppy colleges?
       Does he want to go to the preppy colleges?

Note: 1. An abbreviation of "want to" is "wanna". 
             I wanna be an engineer.(I want to be an engineer.)
          2. It can also mean "want a" 
             I wanna chocolate milkshake. (I want a chocolate milkshake.)

Rather than using want, we can also use feel like ,when talking about what we want to do at a particular moment. 
feel like - wah_wasabi_learn_English
    Do you feel like doing homework? (Do you want to do homework?)
    No, I feel like playing this new game online.

"I wanna be a billionaire so fucking bad
Buy all of the things I never had..." from Billionaire - Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars


There is another use of want, click here :
Wah How to use "Need / Want + Gerund (ing)

Thursday, August 1, 2013

Wah How to use "Like" in the various way.

Various functions of like.

1. We use like as a verb.

    Do you like chocolate milk? is similar to "Do you enjoy chocolate milk?”
    A typical answer is “Yes, I do“Yes, I like” is incorrect.

2. We use like as a preposition, to ask for a general description of someone or something.

    What is Wah Wasabi like
    It is interesting. (“It is like interesting”) 

    What was the weather like
    It was rainy. (It was like rainy)

3. We use like as a phrasal verb in look like, when asking for a physical description of someone or something.

    What does he look like
    He’s tall and skinny. (He looks like tall and skinny)

Saturday, July 27, 2013

Wah How to use "Need / Want + Gerund (ing)"

To talk about jobs that someone needs to do, you can use need / want + gerund.

  • The grass needs cutting. (Someone needs to cut the grass.)
  • These windows need cleaning. (These windows need to be cleaned.)
  • Her hair looks like it wants washing.
  • This carpet wants cleaning.
  • I think it will rain soon, the windows want closing now.

In informal British English, want + ing is commonly used, whereas need + ing is more widely used in standard British English.