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Want Verb Forms
Base form (v1)
Want
Past form (v2)
Wanted
Past Participle (v3) -ed form
Wanted
Present Participle (v4) ‘ing’ form
Wanting
Present simple (v5) s / es/ ies
Wants
Want present tense
Simple present tense of want
used for facts, generalizations, and truths that are not affected by the passage of time Present continuous tense of want
used to describe currently ongoing (usually temporary) actions Present perfect tense of want
used to describe events that began in the past and are expected to continue, or to emphasize the relevance of past events to the present moment Present perfect continuous tense of want
used to describe events that started in the past and continue into the present or were recently completed, emphasizing their relevance to the present moment
Modal verbs are can, could, may, might, will, would, shall, should, must, let, ought to etc...
used for ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, likelihood, order, obligation, or advice
Simple present tense of want
Simple present tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I want
situation
We want
situation
You want
situation
They want
situation
He wants
situation
She wants
situation
It wants
situation
Name wants
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I do not want
situation
We do not want
situation
You do not want
situation
They do not want
situation
He does not want
situation
She does not want
situation
It does not want
situation
Name does not want
situation
QUESTION ?
do I want
situation
?
do We want
situation
?
do You want
situation
?
do They want
situation
?
does He want
situation
?
does She want
situation
?
does It want
situation
?
does Name want
situation
?
Present continuous tense of want
Present continuous tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
ERROR Location Rule:
Don't use WANT verb in am/are/is +ing form
because verbs of feeling, thinking, possession and some other verbs are not normally used in the Present continuous tense.
We can use Simple present tense of want instead of Present continuous tense
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I want
situation
We want
situation
You want
situation
They want
situation
He wants
situation
She wants
situation
It wants
situation
Name wants
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I do not want
situation
We do not want
situation
You do not want
situation
They do not want
situation
He does not want
situation
She does not want
situation
It does not want
situation
Name does not want
situation
QUESTION ?
do I want
situation
?
do We want
situation
?
do You want
situation
?
do They want
situation
?
does He want
situation
?
does She want
situation
?
does It want
situation
?
does Name want
situation
?
Present perfect tense of want
Present perfect tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I have wanted
situation
We have wanted
situation
You have wanted
situation
They have wanted
situation
He has wanted
situation
She has wanted
situation
It has wanted
situation
Name has wanted
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I have not wanted
situation
We have not wanted
situation
You have not wanted
situation
They have not wanted
situation
He has not wanted
situation
She has not wanted
situation
It has not wanted
situation
Name has not wanted
situation
QUESTION ?
have I wanted
situation
?
have We wanted
situation
?
have You wanted
situation
?
have They wanted
situation
?
has He wanted
situation
?
has She wanted
situation
?
has It wanted
situation
?
has Name wanted
situation
?
Present perfect continuous tense of want
Present perfect continuous tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I have been wanting
situation
We have been wanting
situation
You have been wanting
situation
They have been wanting
situation
He has been wanting
situation
She has been wanting
situation
It has been wanting
situation
Name has been wanting
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I have not been wanting
situation
We have not been wanting
situation
You have not been wanting
situation
They have not been wanting
situation
He has not been wanting
situation
She has not been wanting
situation
It has not been wanting
situation
Name has not been wanting
situation
QUESTION ?
have I been wanting
situation
?
have We been wanting
situation
?
have You been wanting
situation
?
have They been wanting
situation
?
has He been wanting
situation
?
has She been wanting
situation
?
has It been wanting
situation
?
has Name been wanting
situation
?
Simple past tense of want
Simple past tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I wanted
situation
We wanted
situation
You wanted
situation
They wanted
situation
He wanted
situation
She wanted
situation
It wanted
situation
Name wanted
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I did not want
situation
We did not want
situation
You did not want
situation
They did not want
situation
He did not want
situation
She did not want
situation
It did not want
situation
Name did not want
situation
QUESTION ?
did I want
situation
?
did We want
situation
?
did You want
situation
?
did They want
situation
?
did He want
situation
?
did She want
situation
?
did It want
situation
?
did Name want
situation
?
Past continuous tense of want
Past continuous tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I was wanting
situation
We were wanting
situation
You were wanting
situation
They were wanting
situation
He was wanting
situation
She was wanting
situation
It was wanting
situation
Name was wanting
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I was not wanting
situation
We were not wanting
situation
You were not wanting
situation
They were not wanting
situation
He was not wanting
situation
She was not wanting
situation
It was not wanting
situation
Name was not wanting
situation
QUESTION ?
was I wanting
situation
?
were We wanting
situation
?
were You wanting
situation
?
were They wanting
situation
?
was He wanting
situation
?
was She wanting
situation
?
was It wanting
situation
?
was Name wanting
situation
?
Past perfect tense of want
Past perfect tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I had wanted
situation
We had wanted
situation
You had wanted
situation
They had wanted
situation
He had wanted
situation
She had wanted
situation
It had wanted
situation
Name had wanted
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I had not wanted
situation
We had not wanted
situation
You had not wanted
situation
They had not wanted
situation
He had not wanted
situation
She had not wanted
situation
It had not wanted
situation
Name had not wanted
situation
QUESTION ?
had I wanted
situation
?
had We wanted
situation
?
had You wanted
situation
?
had They wanted
situation
?
had He wanted
situation
?
had She wanted
situation
?
had It wanted
situation
?
had Name wanted
situation
?
Past perfect continuous tense of want
Past perfect continuous tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I had been wanting
situation
We had been wanting
situation
You had been wanting
situation
They had been wanting
situation
He had been wanting
situation
She had been wanting
situation
It had been wanting
situation
Name had been wanting
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I had not been wanting
situation
We had not been wanting
situation
You had not been wanting
situation
They had not been wanting
situation
He had not been wanting
situation
She had not been wanting
situation
It had not been wanting
situation
Name had not been wanting
situation
QUESTION ?
had I been wanting
situation
?
had We been wanting
situation
?
had You been wanting
situation
?
had They been wanting
situation
?
had He been wanting
situation
?
had She been wanting
situation
?
had It been wanting
situation
?
had Name been wanting
situation
?
Simple future tense of want
Simple future tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I Shall want
situation
We Shall want
situation
You Will want
situation
They Will want
situation
He Will want
situation
She Will want
situation
It Will want
situation
Name Will want
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I Shall not want
situation
We Shall not want
situation
You Will not want
situation
They Will not want
situation
He Will not want
situation
She Will not want
situation
It Will not want
situation
Name Will not want
situation
QUESTION ?
Shall I want
situation
?
Shall We want
situation
?
Will You want
situation
?
Will They want
situation
?
Will He want
situation
?
Will She want
situation
?
Will It want
situation
?
Will Name want
situation
?
Future continuous tense of want
Future continuous tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I Shall be wanting
situation
We Shall be wanting
situation
You Will be wanting
situation
They Will be wanting
situation
He Will be wanting
situation
She Will be wanting
situation
It Will be wanting
situation
Name Will be wanting
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I Shall not be wanting
situation
We Shall not be wanting
situation
You Will not be wanting
situation
They Will not be wanting
situation
He Will not be wanting
situation
She Will not be wanting
situation
It Will not be wanting
situation
Name Will not be wanting
situation
QUESTION ?
Shall I be wanting
situation
?
Shall We be wanting
situation
?
Will You be wanting
situation
?
Will They be wanting
situation
?
Will He be wanting
situation
?
Will She be wanting
situation
?
Will It be wanting
situation
?
Will Name be wanting
situation
?
Future perfect tense of want
Future perfect tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
POSITIVE STATEMENT:
I Shall have wanted
situation
We Shall have wanted
situation
You Will have wanted
situation
They Will have wanted
situation
He Will have wanted
situation
She Will have wanted
situation
It Will have wanted
situation
Name Will have wanted
situation
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
I Shall not have wanted
situation
We Shall not have wanted
situation
You Will not have wanted
situation
They Will not have wanted
situation
He Will not have wanted
situation
She Will not have wanted
situation
It Will not have wanted
situation
Name Will not have wanted
situation
QUESTION ?
Shall I have wanted
situation
?
Shall We have wanted
situation
?
Will You have wanted
situation
?
Will They have wanted
situation
?
Will He have wanted
situation
?
Will She have wanted
situation
?
Will It have wanted
situation
?
Will Name have wanted
situation
?
Future perfect continuous tense of want
Future perfect continuous tense of want verb forms - Learn English Free Online
