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TO + infinitive or gerund: NEED, REQUIRE, WANT

Your hair needs cutting. (= Your hair needs to be cut.)
I need to make a phone call.
I need you to make a phone call.
These photos require careful handling. (= These photos need to be handled carefully.)
My job requires me to handle many letters from abroad.
My cats want feeding twice a day. (= My cats want to be fed twice a day.)
I want to go home.
He wanted me to go home.
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