 You can use the imperative form
to give an order, to give a
warning or advice, and (if you use
"please") to make a request.
 To make the imperative, use the
infinitive of the verb without 'to':
"Come here!"
"Sit down!“
 To make a negative imperative,
put "do not" or "don't" before
the verb:
"Don't go!"
"Do not eat that pie."
 The imperative can be used for all
subjects (you, he, they and we), but
you can also use "let's" before the
verb if you are including yourself in
the imperative:
"Let's stop now."
"Let's have some lunch.“
 The negative of "let's" is "let's not":
"Let's not argue!
"Let's not tell her that."
 Adults do not usually give each other orders, unless they are in a position of
authority. The intonation of an order is important: each word is stressed,
and the tone falls at the end of the sentence:
"Sit down now!"
('Sit', 'down' and 'now' are all stressed, and the tone falls on 'now')
“Study hard!”
('Study‘ and ‘hard' are both stressed, and the tone falls on ‘hard')

 However, adults can give orders to children and to animals

Here are some orders you could give your pet dog:
"Come here!"
"Sit!"
"Heel!"
“Play dead!"
 Warnings
 You can use the imperative to
warn someone of danger. All
the words in the warning are
stressed, but the last word has
a higher tone than the first
word:
"Watch out!"
"Look out!"
"Don't cross!"
Advice
 When you give advice using the
imperative, the words are stressed
normally:
"Eat an apple - it's much better for you
than a biscuit!"
"Don't tell him you're resigning now!
Wait until Monday when he's in a
better mood.“
 You can often read articles in
magazines that give advice on a
subject. Sometimes, this advice is
presented as "Dos and don'ts".
For example:
Travelling long-distance
Do try to sleep well the night before
Do drink plenty of water
Do try to walk about the plane during the
flight
Don't drink alcohol
Don't eat heavy meals
Don't wear restrictive clothing
 You can also use the imperative to make a request, but you should
use a polite word before the verb:
"Please take a seat."
"Please wait here."
"Please hold the line."
"Please don't smoke here.“

In written English, you might also see "Kindly" used as a polite
word:
"Kindly return the documents as soon as possible."
"Kindly forward this to the Sales and Marketing department."
"Kindly send me 2 copies of your brochure.”
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Some of these imperative forms are negative (-).

help - phone - go - leave - clean - sit - drink - close - take - tell

1. ________ your shoes.

2. Today's her birthday. ________  her, please.
3. ________ her my phone number. (-)
4. It's cold outside. ________ the window, please.
5. ________ her in the kitchen.
6.  ________ on the table. (-)
7.  ________ your dirty boots outside.
8.  ________ and drive. (-)
9.  ________ them to the airport.
10.  ________ through the park at night. (-)
 Fill in the gaps with the correct words from the box.
Some of these imperative forms are negative (-).

clean - call - be - shut - drive - stay - help - take - buy – turn

1. __________ afraid. (-)

2. __________ the bus to school.
3. __________ too fast. (-)
4. __________ a taxi, please.
5. __________ down the music.
6. __________ a new laptop. (-)
7. __________ your room before you leave.
8. __________ me in the garden.
9. __________ the door, please.
10. __________ out too late. (-)