Imperatives

Imperatives

1. Imperatives are used to give directions, commands or make polite requests.

   • In the case of being used to make educated requests they should always be used in combination with the word please
     • For example:
       • Please, wash the dishes you dirty at lunch
       • Please, go to sleep right now
       • Please, tell me what time it is
   • The simple form of the verb is used to form the imperative.
     • The simple form is the infinitive without the particle to:
       • Infinitive
         • To reach
         • To start
         • To shift
       • Simple form
         • Reach
         • Start
         • Shift

2. By: Edgar Mauricio Londoño Rodríguez

   • Bibliographic references:
     • UNAD Florida, (2016) Job Interview taken from: https://campus14.unad.edu.co/invil41/pluginfile.php/571/mod_resource/content/19/week001_index.html

3. Image recovered from: https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice/imperatives

4. With the imperative the understood subject of the sentence is always you.

   • This happens because the command or instruction is for the person the speaker is talking to, and that person is you.
     • For example:
       • Eat the whole salad!
       • Turn right!
       • Do exercise!
   • Imperative sentences are the only sentences in the active voice in English that do not require a subject (it is understood).

5. Making imperative verbs negative is only a matter of adding "don't"

   • For example:
     • Do not look back!
     • Do not Cry!
     • Do not give up!
   • Don't + simple form of the verb

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