Imperative sentences

Exercise 6

Make imperative sentences. Use all forms of imperatives.

me/don't/alone/leave
Don't leave me alone.

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fetch/you/will the ladder from the garage, ?

him/try/let to take the driving test again.

use/do not/him/let my new umbrella.

first/the/take/turning on the right and then go straight on.

us/not/make/let We must be careful. a mistake.

fasten/do your seatbelt before the plane takes off.

you/will/do it as soon as you can, ?

us/protest/not/let/do about the decision.

car/my/in/jump Sarah, please.

tell/not/do me such things anymore.

ask/do Daniel about his new girlfriend.

them/sleep/let in our bedroom over the weekend.

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Imperative sentences

Second person imperative

First and third person imperative

Imperative

There are several types of imperative sentences in English. The second person, the first person, the third person and the emphatic imperative sentences.

Second person imperative

Positive: Help me with the luggage, please.
Negative: Don't forget to give my regards to your sister.

First person imperative

Positive: Let me have a look at it. Let's relax a little bit.
Negative: Let's not worry about it. (Don't let's be worried about it.)

Third person imperative

Let him join us. Let it be. Let your friends come tomorrow.
The negative form in the third person is archaic and is not normally used in modern English.

Emphatic imperative

Polite form: Do be reasonable. Do believe me.
Impolite form: You get out of my way. Don't you interrupt me.

Polite requests

Let's do it next week, shall we?
Pass me the salt, will you?

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