IMPERATIV

ES
OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the lesson, you must:

• use the imperative mood of the verb

in giving instructions.
IMPERATIVES
The imperative is used to give
commands and orders. The form of
the verb used for the imperative is the
base form of the main verb, which is
used without a subject.
 D E L I NE S
GUI
E N U S I N G
WH
THE
E R A T IV E
IM P
M O O D
KEEP IN MIND THE
FOLLOWING:
1. The imperative verb is placed at the start of
the sentence. Thus, the first letter of the verb is
capitalized.

EXAMPLES:

Go to the room.

Pick up the pencil.

KEEP IN MIND THE
FOLLOWING:
2. The pronoun “you” is suggested; this means
that the sentence is in the second-person point of
view.

EXAMPLE:

You go to the other room.

You pick up the pencil.

KEEP IN MIND THE
FOLLOWING:
3. There is a difference between a request and a
command.

Request: Use “please”

EXAMPLES:

Please pick up the pencil for me.

Go to Mr. John please.

 U S E S O F
T H E :
R A T I V E S
IM P E
TO GIVE AN ORDER
EXAMPLES:

1. Go away.

2. Stop that.

3. Keep quiet.
TO GIVE INSTRUCTIONS
EXAMPLES:

1. Don’t use this spray near a naked

flame.

2. Apply the glue thinly and leave it for

ten minutes.
TO GIVE ADVICE OR WARNINGS
EXAMPLES:

1. Don’t forget to take your passport

with you.

2. Be careful!

3. Don’t go on the ice.

TO MAKE AN OFFER OR AN INVITATION

EXAMPLES:

1. Have a piece of cake.

2. Come round and see me some time.

 M S O F
FOR E S
E R AT IV
IM P
AFFIRMATIVE
Bare infinitive.

to make – Make your bed.

Do
to do – _______ your homework.
Erase
to erase – ________ the writings on the
board.
NEGATIVE
Don’t + bare infinitive

not to make – Don’t make so much noise.

not to smell – Don’t smell a rugby.

_________
Don’t lie
not to lie – _________to me.
 ’S T R Y
LET
TH I S !
You have brought your textbooks and notebooks
to the living room, but yoou have forgotten your
pen inside your bedroom. You see your younger
sister walking nearby. What can you say to her?
Your father borrowed your calculator
yesterday. Now, you have to use it for
your Math homework. What would you
say to him?
You have brought your textbooks and notebooks
to the living room, but yoou have forgotten your
pen inside your bedroom. You see your younger
sister walking nearby. What can you say to her?
You have submitted your homework on time.
However, your teacher has forgotten to return
your homework during your class. When you
approach her in the faculty room, what do you
say to her?
 Q U I Z # 2 :
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