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The verb mood indicates how the action takes place. There are three moods in Portuguese: the
The imperative is used to indicate order, command, advice, request, invitation, suggestion or
prohibition.
Before talking about the 8 uses of the imperative mood, let's talk about some important details:
1. Verbs in the imperative are never conjugated in the 1st person singular (I);
2. We almost always use this mood to speak directly to someone, so we use the conjugation for
the pronouns TU (you singular), VOCÊ (you singular) or VOCÊS (you plural);
3. In the imperative mood, you can use the conjugation for the pronouns TU (you) or VOCÊ (you)
interchangeably;
4. In the imperative mood, the subject (pronoun or name) of the sentence is usually hidden.
Avise Maria que o irmão dela chegou. (Let Maria know her brother has arrived.)
Experimente o bolo de cenoura. Está delicioso! (Try the carrot cake. It's delicious!)
4) Convite (Invitation)
Sinta-se à vontade para compartilhar este vídeo com seus amigos. (Feel free to share this video with
your
friends.)
5) Proibição (Prohibition)
Para boas fotos, use lentes Canon. (For good photos, use Canon lenses.)
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