Unité 9 : Leçon 34 * Partie A :

UNITÉ 9 :
LEÇON 34 – PARTIE A :
le verbe VOULOIR
•The verb vouloir means
___________.
It is useful
to want
in talking about what
people want to do, where
they want to go, what
they want to eat, etc.
Vouloir is an irregular verb. It is
conjugated as follows:
Infinitif
VOULOIR
je veux nous
Présent
Passé
Composé
voulons
tuveux vous voulez
il veut elles veulent
voulu
Translate each of the following phrases into French:
1. I want to go to the café.
Je veux aller au café.
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2. You (s) want to eat lunch.
Tu veux manger le déjeuner.
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3. She wants to eat dinner.
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Elle veut manger le dîner.
4. We want an ice cream.
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Nous voulons une glace.
5. You (pl) want some spaghetti.
Vous voulez des spaghetti.
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6. They (m) want some French fries.
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Ils veulent des frites.
7. I wanted to eat at Maxime’s house.
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J’ai
voulu manger chez Maxime.
When making a request, French people often use the
conditional form of vouloir because it is more polite. The
conditional form of to want is would like. To say what you
would like, use the following construction:
Ex:
I would like a coffee.
Je voudrais un café.
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Yes, I would like to have dinner with you (s).
Oui,
je voudrais dîner avec toi.
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When accepting an offer, the French often use the
veux-tu… / voulez-vous…
expression ______________________________.
Ex:
Do you want to have lunch with me?
Veux-tu déjeuner avec moi?
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Yes, I do. / Yes, I want to.
Oui, je veux.
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