The document provides an overview of the use of imperatives in English, detailing their affirmative and negative forms, and offering examples for directions, instructions, and polite requests. It includes practice exercises for converting affirmative imperatives into negative forms and creating instructions based on signs. The content is aimed at enhancing understanding of imperative construction in various contexts.

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2. Imperatives

3. Imperatives
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4. Affirmative
Use the base form of the verb for the
imperative.
Followaroad signs.
Use seat belt.

5. Use 1
Use the imperative for directions.
Stop!
Turn left.

6. Use 2
Use the imperative for instructions.
Watch out for that bicycle.
Close your eyes!

7. Use 3
Use the imperative for requests.
Please take the bus.
Please slow down.

8. Please
Please makes an imperative more polite. Please
comes at the beginning or at the end of a sentence.
Please watch out
Watch out for
animals, please.
for animals.

9. Match the instructions with
the person who gives them.
Practice 1
Take a
deep
breath.
doctor
Read page 23 for
homework.
Take your
Give me a
Get ready for
Readdeep 23
page
driver’s license.
take-off.
breath.
for homework.
teacher
Give me your
driver’s license.
police officer
Get ready for
take-off.
pilot

10. Negative
Use do not (don’t) + base form for the
negative form of the imperative.
Don’t drive
Don’t use a
cell phone. fast.

11. Practice 2
Example: Park here.
Make these imperatives
negative.
Don’t park here.
1. Stop.
1. Don’t stop.
2. Pass on the left.
2. Don’t pass on the left.
3.Turn on your lights.
3. Don’t turn on your lights.
4. Exit here.
4. Don’t exit here.

12. Practice 3A
Look at the signs. Make
instructions with imperatives.
1.
Example:
1. Go.
Stop.
2.
2. Walk.

13. Practice 3B
Look at the signs. Write
instructions with imperatives.
3.
3. Don’t park here.
4.
4. Turn right.

14. References
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