Learn English – “I want you to do” vs. “I want that you do”

sentence-constructionverbs

  1. I want you to prepare the report.
  2. I want that you prepare the report.

What is the difference between these sentences above? Which one is correct to use when I want to inform another person that they should prepare a report?

Best Answer

The first is grammatically correct English. The second is not.

The form:

I want that you {verb}

is not a usual construction in English. Indeed I can't think of a case where it would be correct.

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