Verb + object + to…
I want you to… / tell / warn / make & let — Complete Guide
Verbe + objet + to…
I want you to… / tell / warn / make et let — Guide Complet
Master want/expect/tell/allow + object + to-infinitive, and the special bare-infinitive verbs make and let — including the passive be made to do.
Maîtrisez want/expect/tell/allow + objet + infinitif en to, et les verbes particuliers make et let avec l’infinitif sans to — y compris le passif be made to do.
This unit extends the to-infinitive to structures with an object: I want you to help. Some verbs (want, expect, would like…) can be used with or without an object. Others (tell, warn, advise, allow…) always need an object. And two very common verbs — make and let — use the bare infinitive (without to), although the passive of make requires to.
Cette unité étend l’infinitif en to aux structures avec un objet : I want you to help. Certains verbes (want, expect, would like…) peuvent être utilisés avec ou sans objet. D’autres (tell, warn, advise, allow…) nécessitent toujours un objet. Deux verbes courants — make et let — utilisent l’infinitif sans to, mais le passif de make requiert to.
want / expect / ask / help / would like — with or without object
want / expect / ask / help / would like — avec ou sans objet
verb + to… (no object)
verbe + to… (sans objet)
verb + object + to…
verbe + objet + to…
✓ Do you want me to come? ✗ Do you want that I come?
✓ She wanted him to know. ✗ She wanted that he knew.
✓ Do you want me to come? ✗ Do you want that I come?
✓ She wanted him to know. ✗ She wanted that he knew.
help — “to” is optional:help — “to” est facultatif :
Can you help me (to) move this table? — both forms correct. Can you help me (to) move this table? — les deux formes sont correctes.
tell / advise / remind / warn / invite / encourage / persuade / get / force / teach / allow / enable + object + to…
tell / advise / remind / warn / invite / encourage / persuade / get / force / teach / allow / enable + objet + to…
Can you remind me to call Sam?
Joe warned me not to touch the switch. (negative → not to)
I got somebody to help me move the piano.
Who taught you to drive?
They don’t allow people to park in front of the building.
Passive forms:
I was warned not to touch the switch.
Are we allowed to park here? I wouldn’t advise you to stay there.
Can you remind me to call Sam?
Joe warned me not to touch the switch. (négatif → not to)
I got somebody to help me move the piano.
Who taught you to drive?
They don’t allow people to park in front of the building.
Formes passives :
I was warned not to touch the switch.
Are we allowed to park here?
make & let + bare infinitive — passive of make: be made TO do
make et let + infinitif sans to — passif de make : be made TO do
ACTIVE — bare infinitive (no to)
ACTIF — infinitif sans to
PASSIVE of make — WITH to!
PASSIF de make — AVEC to !
Complete using “do you want me to…?” or “would you like me to…?” + verb.
Complétez avec “do you want me to…?” ou “would you like me to…?” + verbe.
Complete the second sentence to match the first.
Complétez la deuxième phrase pour qu’elle ait le même sens.
Rewrite using the verb in brackets.
Reformulez avec le verbe entre parenthèses.
Which is right — bare infinitive or to-infinitive?
Quelle est la forme correcte — infinitif sans to ou avec to ?
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions Fréquentes
Want does not take a that-clause in English. Use want + object + to-infinitive: ✓ I want you to come. This is one of the most common errors for French speakers.
Want ne prend pas de proposition en that en anglais. Utilisez want + objet + infinitif en to : ✓ I want you to come.
Make somebody do = cause or force: She made me apologise. Let somebody do = allow or permit: She let me leave early. Both use the bare infinitive in the active form.
Make somebody do = obliger : She made me apologise. Let somebody do = permettre : She let me leave early. Les deux utilisent l’infinitif sans to à la forme active.
Active: They made us wait (bare infinitive). Passive: We were made to wait (to-infinitive). The ‘to’ reappears in the passive — simply memorise this asymmetry.
Actif : They made us wait. Passif : We were made to wait. Le ‘to’ réapparaît au passif.
Suggest cannot be followed by object + to-infinitive. ✗ Jane suggested me to ask you is WRONG. Use: (1) Jane suggested that I ask you, or (2) Jane suggested asking you.
Suggest ne peut pas être suivi d’un objet + infinitif en to. ✗ Jane suggested me to ask you est FAUX. Utilisez : (1) Jane suggested that I ask you, ou (2) Jane suggested asking you.
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