This is a very common mistake made by Spanish learners. The literal but wrong translation for "Quiere que haga" is "He wants THAT I do", but the right and natural way to say it is "He wants ME TO do".
This sentence has the following structure:
In Spanish: Alguien quiere que/le pide/le dice QUE + ALGUIEN(sujeto) + HAGA(subjuntivo) algo.
In English: Someone wants/asks/tells SOMEONE(object) + TO + DO(infinitive) something.
Examples:
Quiero QUE (TÚ) VENGAS antes = I want YOU TO COME earlier.
Les pediré QUE (ELLOS) TRAIGAN su propia comida = I'll ask THEM TO BRING their own food.
Dile a TODO EL MUNDO QUE VISITE mi blog = Tell EVERYONE TO VISIT my blog.
"Que NO haga" translates to "NOT to do"
Te dije QUE NO llegases tarde = I told you NOT TO ARRIVE late.
Quiere QUE NO falte a su boda = He wants me NOT TO miss his wedding.
Translations (check the comments):
Quiero que revises el texto =
Necesita que le ayudemos a buscar trabajo (él) =
Quiere que la camisa sea oscura (él) =
Le dije que no hablara tanto por teléfono (a ella) =
Me pidieron que no fumase en el salón =
Le pedimos al jefe que nos aumentara el sueldo =
Les diré que aparquen a las afueras =
Nos gustaría que el hotel no esté lejos del casco antiguo =
Le sugerí a Jane que llevara ropa de abrigo =
Quiero que revises el texto = I want you to review the text.
ResponderEliminarNecesita que le ayudemos a buscar trabajo (él) = He needs us to help him find a job.
Quiere que la camisa sea oscura (él) = He wants the shirt to be dark.
Le dije que no hablara tanto por teléfono (a ella) = I told her not to talk on the phone so much.
Me pidieron que no fumase en el salón = They asked me not to smoke in the living room.
Le pedimos al jefe que nos aumentara el sueldo = We asked our boss to raise our salaries.
Les diré que aparquen a las afueras = I'll tell them to park in the outskirts.
Nos gustaría que el hotel no esté lejos del casco antiguo = We'd like the hotel not to be far from the old town.
Le sugerí a Jane que llevara ropa de abrigo = I suggested Jane to wear warm clothes.
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