The modal verb wollen

The modal verb wollen is mainly used to express a wish, a will, an intention to do something.

Examples

Boris will Medizin studieren.

Peter will in diesem Jahr die Prüfung machen.

Wir wollten dir helfen.

Ich will dich nicht stören.

Notes on wollen - möchte

Like wollen, the modal verb mögen in the Konjunktiv II (möchte) expresses a wish, but only in the present time.

However, when we want to express a wish that refers to the past, we can only use the modal verb wollen.

Wollen also expresses a wish; but it is a stronger, more intense and less polite wish than the one expressed with möchte.