Grammar Level 1- Lesson Thirty
In this grammar lesson, you learn about Want Past Tense in English and how to use it in your English conversation and writing. Just follow examples and write them down a few times to learn them very well. After finishing this lesson, you should work on its quiz.
Grammar Recap
In our previous lesson, we covered the Want If you just landed on this page, we suggest that you complete our previous lesson including its quizzes before continuing on this lesson.
Requirement Lessons
There is no required lessons for working and learning this lesson.
Want Past Tense
singular
I wanted _____
You wanted _____
He wanted _____
She wanted _____
It wanted _____
plural
We wanted _____
You wanted _____
They wanted _____
The verb “want” requires an object:
I wanted some coffee. (The word “coffee” is an object.)
He wanted a new car. (The word “car” is an object.)
We wanted a vacation. (The word “vacation” is an object.)
Want in the Past Tense – Negative
singular
I didn’t want _____
You didn’t want _____
He didn’t want _____
She didn’t want _____
It didn’t want _____
plural
We didn’t want _____
You didn’t want _____
They didn’t want _____
Remember:
An object usually comes after the verb “want.”
You didn’t want the job.
My dog didn’t want to stay home. (The infinitive, “to stay” functions as the object in this sentence.)
The kids didn’t want the food.
These questions are asked in the past tense:
What did you want?
Did they want any more juice?
Did your neighbor want any help?
When did he want to eat?
When did you want to leave for the airport? (This question and the one before it are in the past tense, but they refer to a future event.)
Here are some examples:
A: What did he want?
B: He wanted his bottle. Now he’s happy!
A: What did she want to do when she was a little girl?
B: She wanted to become a ballerina, and now she is.
A: What did they want to do yesterday?
B: They wanted to go skating, so they went to the park and skated around the lake.
Practice
Directions: Fill in the blanks to make the past tense with the helping verb (did) and the main verb (want).
1- What _______ they _________ ?
2- They ________ a ride.
3- What ________ he ________?
4- He _________ something to drink.
5- What ________ you ________ to do?
6- I ________ to see a movie.
7- We _________ __________ that house. (negative)
8- The children _________ __________ to leave. (negative)
9- Why _________ she _________ the job? (negative)
10- My mother _______ ________ me to do that. (negative)
(Answers: 1. did…want; 2. wanted; 3. did….want; 4. wanted; 5. did….want; 6. wanted; 7. didn’t want; 8. didn’t want; 9. didn’t…want; 10. didn’t want)
Quiz for Want Paste Tense
Now that you learned your new lesson, it is time to go to the Want Past Tense page and finish your quiz. While working on your quiz, you can always go back to its lesson to refresh your memory.
Private Lessons in English
If you need help with quizzes of this lesson, you can hire one of our expert private English teachers by going to our Private English Tutors page and submit a request. When submitting your request, make sure to mention the grammar level and lesson number.
Next Grammar Lesson
In our next lesson, we will cover the Would Like Before moving to the next lesson, we suggest that you complete this lesson including its quizzes.
Related Grammar Lessons
None
Grammar Level 1 Outline
If you wish to explore all lessons that are covered in HiCafe Grammar Level 1, you can visit the Grammar Level 1 Outline page.
Practice English Grammar Skills
For a comprehensive practice of English grammar with quizzes, you can visit the Improve English Grammar Skills page to view HiCafe 250 grammar lessons in 7 levels plus prepositions and pronouns.