Maybe you are trying to give someone directions or your friend needs help cooking and you do not know which verb form to use. Choosing the correct verb form in English is very important and can often times lead to confusion. For that reason, we will look at something called IMPERATIVES.
HINT: it is actually very easy!
Imperatives are used to give instructions or orders. An imperative is formed from the infinitive form of the verb (base form). An imperative comes from the second person, which means we use it to talk directly to someone else.
We can use imperatives to:
Give orders
Give directions
Here are some examples of imperatives in the positive:
Be quiet, the students are working.
Let’s go home
Close the door.
Turn right at the next street.
For the negative, we simply add do not (or don’t) before the infinitive.
Do not shout, I can hear you.
Don’t walk on the grass
Do not run near the pool.
Don’t do that
Try these exercises and test your understanding.
Imperatives
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Which one of the sentences below is an example of an imperative sentence?
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Which one of the sentences below is an example of an imperative sentence?
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Which one of the sentences below is an example of an imperative sentence? (There are more than one answer to this question.)
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________ and have a glass of lemonade.
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_____ and see me next weekend. I will be in Tropea.
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There’s a cat on the road! ______
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When you get to the crossroads in the town, _____ right and drive to the end of the road.
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______ some warm clothes, it’s cold this time of year.
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I hope this went well for you. Thank you for working so hard in and out of the classroom. The more you practice the better your English will be. Let us know if you have any questions in the comments below.