voulait que vienne

Kalpana S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

voulait que vienne

Instead of "Il voulait que je vienne à Pâques" can one say "Il me voulait venir à Pâques"? What's the difference?

Asked 1 week ago
CécileKwiziq team memberCorrect answer

Bonjour Kalpana, 

No, I am afraid you cannot say this.

Sometimes you can avoid the subjunctive but not when the subjects are different as in this case.

For instance, you could say -

Il voulait venir chez moi à Pâques He wanted to come to my house at Easter

as the verbs refer to one subject 'il'.

In your case it has to be vouloir que + subjunctive 

Il voulait que je vienne à Pâques = He wanted me to come

Bonne Continuation !

Kalpana S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you, this is super helpful!

voulait que vienne

Instead of "Il voulait que je vienne à Pâques" can one say "Il me voulait venir à Pâques"? What's the difference?

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