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I want youto... Itold youto... ‘The woman wants to leave. 9 The man doesn’t want the woman to leave. He wants her to stay. ee) \ exe We say: you Iwant somebody to do something Sarah | want you to be happy. (not | want that you are happy) ‘They didn't want anybody to know their secret. Do you want me to lend you some money. ‘We use would like in the same way: ‘Would you like me to lend you some money? Ea ‘We also use this structure (verb + somebody + to ...) with: verb + — somebody + to... ask Sue asked a friend tolend her some money. tell | told you tobe careful advise What do you advise me todo? expect Ididn't expect them tobe _here. persuade We persuaded = Chris tocome with us. teach | amteaching my brother toswim. HES Told you to .../1 told you not to ... oa a. d ‘MEGAN Nick sue ‘Megan told me to wait for her. Nick told Sue not to wait for him. = ~~ After make and let, we do not use to: He's very funny. He makes me laugh. (not makes me to laugh) At school our teacher made us work very hard. | didn't have my phone with me, so Sue let me use hers. (not let me to use) ‘You can say Let's... (= Let us) when you want people to do things with you: ‘Come on! Let's dance Do you want to go out tonight?” “No, Im tired. Let’s stay home!” on (Lets... -P Unie34 He told me that... Unie 48 Exercises Unit cy Write sentences beginning | want you ... / I don’t want you ... / Do you want me...? 1 (come with me) | want. you to. come with me, 2 (listen carefully) wane 3 (please don't be angry) I don't 4 (should | wait for you?) Do you 5 (don't call me tonight) 6 (you should meet Sarah) . Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Come on! Let's go to the movies! it's.a good movie. Can you help me? LAUREN, “ you Tim busy now. ®) (o you play the piano? Come back in . 10 minutes. r Yes, my mother f ‘agree } | 1. Dan persuaded ....me 0 go to the movies. 2 I wanted to get to the station. A woman told 3 Kevin was sick, | advised ..... 4 Lauren had a lot of luggage. She asked 5 was too busy to talk to Tom. | told 6 I wanted to make a phone call. Andy let 7 Sue is going to call me later. | told 8 Anna’s mother taught Br Complete these sentences with the verbs in the list. Sometimes to is necessary (to go / to wait, etc); sometimes to is not necessary (go/wait, etc.). arrive borrow get go leave. make repeat tell think wait ) 1 Please stay here, | don't want you...oleave... yet. 2. I didn't hear what she said, so | asked her it 3 “Should we begin?” ‘No, let's a few minutes” 4 Are they already here? | expected them much later. 5. Kevins parents didn't want him _..married. 6 I want to stay here. You can't make me with you 7 “Isthat your bike?” "No, its John's. He let me ict 8 Rachel cant come to the party. She told me... hones YOUL 9. Would you like something to drink? Would you like me 2 some coffee? 10 "Kate doesn like me” “What makes you that?” 103 104 | went to the store to... Sofia wanted some fruit, so she went to the store. Why did she go to the store? To get some fruit. She went to the store to get some fruit. to ... (to get / to see, exc) tells us why a person does something: “Why are you going out?” “To buy some bread” ‘Amy went to the station to meet her friend. ‘Sue turned on the TV to watch the news. Id like to go to Mexico to learn Spanish. money/time to (do something): We need some money to buy food. | dont have time to watch TV. to...and for... to +verb for + noun (to get / to see, etc) (for food / for a newspaper, etc.) I went to the store to get some I went to the store for some fruit. fruit. (not for get) They're going to Brazil to see their They're going to Brazil for a vacation. friends. We need some money to buy food. We need some money for food. wait for Please wait for me. Are you waiting for the bus? wait to (do something): I'm waiting to talk co the manager. Are you waiting to see the doctor? wait for (somebody/something) to. The light is red. You have to wait for it to change. Are you waiting for the doctor to come? ‘They're waiting for the light to change. {go to... andgofor...-> Unit $3 _ something to eat / nothing to do, etc. > Unit 77 enough + to/for...-> Unit 89 too + to/for...-» Unit 90 Exercises Unit Write sentences beginning! went to... Choose from the boxes. (acoffeeshop the postoffice- -) « { baysome food get some medicine | (the drugstore the supermarket meetafriend _-mailapackage- 1. lwent.to the post office to. mail a package. 2 Iwent 3 4 EEED Complete the sentences. Choose from the box. togetsomefresh air toreadthenewspaper to wake him up to open this door to see wh towatch-thenews- I turned on the TV.....to watch the news. Rachel sat down in an armchair: Do I need a key. ? Lewent for a walk BY CHE FIVE one enenn . | knocked on the door of David's room - - The doorbell rang, so I looked out the window Auawn a Use your own ideas to finish these sentences. Use to... 1 | went to the store ..to. get. some fruit. — 2 I'm very busy. I don't have time 3 I called Anna ~ 4 I'm going out 5. | borrowed some money. EB) write to or for. 1. I went co the store ...£2.... get some bread. 2. We went t0 a restaurant have dinner, 3 Robert wants to go to college study economics. 4 I'm going to Boston an interview next week. I'm going to Toronto visit some friends of mine. Do you have time a cup of coffee? | got up late this morning. | didn't have time ‘comb my hair. Everybody needs money live We didn't have any money a taxi, so we walked home. The office is very small. There's only enough room ‘a desk and chair. ‘A: Excuse me, are you waiting use the photocopier? 8: No, I'm finished, thanks. EB complete these sentences. Choose from: it/toarrive you/tellme it/tochange- the movie / begi 1. We stopped at the light and waited ... forit.to. change 2 Isat down in the movie theater and waited a 3 We called an ambulance and waited _ _ 4 "Do you know what to do?” “No, I'm waiting a BS emvan 105

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