Unité 9 : Leçon 34 * Partie A :

UNITÉ 9 :
LEÇON 34 –PARTIE A:
le verbe VOULOIR

•The verb vouloir means
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in talking about what
people want to do, where
they want to go, what
they want to eat, etc.
to want

Vouloir is an irregularverb. It is
conjugated as follows:
Infinitif
VOULOIR
Présent
je
nous
tu
vous
il
elles
Passé
Composé
veux
veux
veut
voulons
voulez
veulent
voulu

Translate each of the following phrases into French:
1. I want to go to the café.
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2. You (s) want to eat lunch.
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3. She wants to eat dinner.
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4. We want an ice cream.
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5. You (pl) want some spaghetti.
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6. They (m) want some French fries.
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7. I wanted to eat at Maxime’s house.
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Je veux aller au café.
Tu veux manger le déjeuner.
Elle veut manger le dîner.
Nous voulons une glace.
Vous voulez des spaghetti.
Ils veulent des frites.
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.
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Yes, I would like to have dinner with you (s).
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Je voudrais un café.
Oui, je voudrais dîner avec toi.