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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Kalpana S.Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
voulait que vienne
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Asked 2 months ago
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 !
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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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