A quite simple but argumentative question...anyone could answer it?

Soo_135

which of the following is correct?
1)those who wants to buy....
2)those who want to buy.....

i asked a lot of ppl ,but all of them have different answer , some even said it s the same

晴天娃娃=)

my answer is
3)those who wanted to buy.....

Soo_135

my answer is
3)those who wanted to buy.....
晴天娃娃=) 发表于 2011-5-20 04:17 PM

    your answer is acceptable as well....but i want to know the differences ,so....i m going to add one more to my question --->3)those who wanted to buy....

mcQueen_88

those who want to buy

those refer as plural,so there is nothing added after want
use back the (root word) want

无名乱混仔

those who want to buy is the correct answer
because those means more than

xiiAo莹

2)those who want to buy~

小賢

I would say the answer is (2) because the word "those"/"these" refers to more than one person. As for 'wanted', in my opinion, it can only be used in the past situation.

swallowcloud

I would say the answer is (2) because the word "those"/"these" refers to more than one person. As fo ...
小賢 发表于 2011-6-4 09:37 PM

I agreed with your explanation. 'Those' for plural.

maplewin

those who want to buy...  is definitely the correct answer.

sflying

Normally I used google search machine to check.
"those who wants to buy" --- 163,000 results
"those who wants to buy" --- 12,400,000 results

Obviously, the second sentence should be more appropriate.