Whilst I absolutely get that 'vouloir que' is followed by the subj., whu isn't the above a suitable answer to the question - how would you say' I want you to be home by 6pm?'
Je te veux être à la maison à 18h
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Je te veux être à la maison à 18h

Hi Chris,
As the other Chris rightly points out , you cannot say -
'Je te veux être'
you can either say -
or
Bonne Continuation!
Hi Chris,
When you require that something needs to happen then you are expressing a will / order / advice which requires the subjunctive --- vouloir que --> to want that.
However, for other constructions see here:-
https://www.lawlessfrench.com/grammar/vouloir-lesson/
Hope this helps.
Jim
This construction works in English but not in French. You can't say je te veux être... You could say, Je veux que tu sois à la maison.
Je te veux être à la maison à 18h
Whilst I absolutely get that 'vouloir que' is followed by the subj., whu isn't the above a suitable answer to the question - how would you say' I want you to be home by 6pm?'
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