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2ALS – ASaponaro. The Imperative
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Ex. Read what you must or mustn't do at school. Make imperatives.

  1. You must listen to your teachers. Listen to your teachers!
  2. You mustn't be noisy. Don’t be noisy!
  3. You mustn't cheat. Don’t cheat!
  4. You must sit at your desk. Sit at your desk!
  5. You mustn't be late. Don’t be late!
  6. You must write tests. Write tests!
  7. You mustn't bully your classmates. Don’t bully your classmates!
  8. You must pay attention. Pay attention!

EX. Rewrite the sentences in imperative. Keep the same meaning

  1. He should have a job. Let’s have a job!
  2. We mustn't stop now. Let’s not stop now!
  3. You must go to bed. Go to bed!
  4. You should get up early. Get up early!
  5. You mustn't stand here. Don’t stand here!
  6. She can have a drink. Let’s have a drink!
  7. They must clean the carpet. Let’s clean the carpet!
  8. We needn't wait for him. Let’s not wain for him!
  9. We must have a shower first. Let’s have a shower first!
  10. You can't park in this street. Don’t park in this street!
  11. You must be here soon. Be here soon!
  12. They should taste this cake. Let’s taste this cake!

Ex. Rewrite the imperatives in statements. Use the verbs in brackets.

  1. Do be quiet. (must) You must be quiet.
  2. Let me finish it first. (would like) We would like to finish it first.
  3. Repair your roof. (should) You should repair your roof.
  4. I'll dust the furniture and you hoover. (can - can) I can dust the furniture and you can hoover.
  5. Let's not go on foot. (should not) We shouldn’t go on foot.
  6. Drive slowly, will you? (must) Drive slowly, must you?
  7. Don't be angry. (mustn't) You mustn’t angry.
  8. Hurry up. (must) You must hurry up.
  9. Let them make an experiment. (can) We can them make an experiment.
  10. Do not touch the screen. (must not) You mustn’t touch the screen.
  11. Do not let us worry about it. (need not) We needn’t worry about it.
  12. Let us see them tomorrow. (could) We could see them tomorrow.
  13. Come to my birthday party, will you? (must) Come to my birthday party, must you?

Ex. Use shall we or will you to make the imperatives more polite

  1. Give it to your mum. Give it to your mum, will you?
  2. Let us forget about it. Let us forget about it, shall we?
  3. Let's think about it. Let’s think about  it, shall we?
  4. Be kind to her. Be kind to her, will you?
  5. Let us have a break. Let us have a break, shall we?
  6. Take the car to the garage. Take the car to the garage, will you?

 

Ex. Use do or you and the words in brackets to make urgent imperatives.

  1. I don't have my credit card. (pay) Do pay!
  2. You needn't be afraid of the exam. (try it) Do try it!
  3. I'm not going to inform her. (tell) Do tell!
  4. Why should I carry the luggage? (take it) You take it!
  5. Why don't you want my money? (take it) I take it!
  6. You are so noisy! (be silent) Do be silent!

Ex. Make imperatives.

  1. the/you/ladder/will/fetch. Will you ladder the fetch?
  2. him/it/try/let/again. Let try him again it!
  3. use/umbrella/do not/my/him/let. Him let don’t use my umbrella!
  4. first/the/take/on/right/the/turning. Take the first turning on the right!
  5. mistake/us/not/make/let/a. Let us not make a mistake!
  6. do/seatbelt/your/fasten. Do fasten your seatbelt!
  7. quickly/it/you/will/do. Will you do quickly it?
  8. about/protest/let's/don't/it. Don’t let’s protest about it!
  9. car/my/in/jump. Jump in my car!
  10. tell/things/me/such/don't. Don’t tell me such things!
  11. ask/it/do/about/her. Do ask it about her!
  12. them/our/sleep/let/bedroom/in. Let sleep them in our bedroom!