Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher
Form an imperative sentence in the
following ways:
Base verb
e.x. Run!
Base verb + Object
e.x. Eat your vegetables.
Negative Auxiliary + Base verb +
Object
e.x. Don’t close the window.
EXERCISES
COMPLETE THESE IMPERATIVES:
1) ______ upstairs. (to go)
2) ______ in this lake. (not/to swim)
3) ______ your homework. (to do)
4) ______ football in the yard.
(not/to play)
5) ______ your teeth. (to brush)
6) ______ during the lesson. (not/to
talk)
7) ______ the animals in the zoo. (not/to
feed)
8) ______ the instructions. (to read)
9) ______ late for school. (not/to be)
10) ______ your mobiles. (to switch off)
Use the imperative to:
give directions and instructions
e.x. Exit on Baseline Ave.
e.x. Stand up straight.
give orders and commands
e.x. Be quiet!
e.x. Pull over to the side of the road!
give advice or make suggestions
e.x. Drink at least 8 glasses of water each
day.
e.x. Take the day off tomorrow.
give warnings
e.x. Watch out!
e.x. Be careful!
make requests
e.x. Please give me a ride to school.
e.x. Please help me study for the test.
make informal invitations
e.x. Come to my party.
e.x. Go to the movies with us tonight.
NOTE:
The subject of an imperative sentence is usually
“you” but do not say or write it.
e.x. (You) Please close the door.
The imperative form is the same in both singular and
plural forms.
e.x. Rita, stop talking.
e.x. Rita and Rosa, stop talking.

Imperatives

  • 1.
    Mrs. Anabel Montes- English teacher
  • 2.
    Form an imperativesentence in the following ways: Base verb e.x. Run! Base verb + Object e.x. Eat your vegetables. Negative Auxiliary + Base verb + Object e.x. Don’t close the window.
  • 3.
    EXERCISES COMPLETE THESE IMPERATIVES: 1)______ upstairs. (to go) 2) ______ in this lake. (not/to swim) 3) ______ your homework. (to do) 4) ______ football in the yard. (not/to play) 5) ______ your teeth. (to brush)
  • 4.
    6) ______ duringthe lesson. (not/to talk) 7) ______ the animals in the zoo. (not/to feed) 8) ______ the instructions. (to read) 9) ______ late for school. (not/to be) 10) ______ your mobiles. (to switch off)
  • 5.
    Use the imperativeto: give directions and instructions e.x. Exit on Baseline Ave. e.x. Stand up straight. give orders and commands e.x. Be quiet! e.x. Pull over to the side of the road!
  • 6.
    give advice ormake suggestions e.x. Drink at least 8 glasses of water each day. e.x. Take the day off tomorrow. give warnings e.x. Watch out! e.x. Be careful!
  • 7.
    make requests e.x. Pleasegive me a ride to school. e.x. Please help me study for the test. make informal invitations e.x. Come to my party. e.x. Go to the movies with us tonight.
  • 8.
    NOTE: The subject ofan imperative sentence is usually “you” but do not say or write it. e.x. (You) Please close the door. The imperative form is the same in both singular and plural forms. e.x. Rita, stop talking. e.x. Rita and Rosa, stop talking.