THE IMPERATIVE

EXERCISE 1. 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. = Do not cheat!

4. You must sit at your desk.= Sit at you 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!

EXERCISE 2. Rewrite the sentences in imperative. Keep the same meaning.

1. He should have a job. = Let him 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 her have a drink!

7. They must clean the carpet. = Let them clean the carpet!

8. We needn't wait for him. = Let’s not wait 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 them taste this cake!

EXERCISE 3. 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) = I’d like to finish it first.

3. Repair your roof. (should) = You should repair your roof.

4. I 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) = You must drive slowly.

7. Don't be angry. (mustn't) = You mustn’t be angry.

8. Hurry up. (must) = You must hurry up.

9. Let them make an experiment. (can) = They can make an experiment.

10. Do not touch the screen. (must not) =You must not 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) = You must come to my birthday party.

EXERCISE 4. 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’s 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’s have a break, shall we?

6. Take the car to the garage. = Take the car to the garage, will you?

EXERCISE 5. Use do or you and the words in brackets to make urgent imperatives.

1. I don't have my credit card. (pay) = You pay!

2. You needn't be afraid of the exam. (try it) ! = Do try it!

3. I'm not going to inform her. (tell) = You tell her!

4. Why should I carry the luggage? (take it) = You take it!

5. Why don't you want my money? (take it) = Do take it!

6. You are so noisy! (be silent) = Do be silent!

EXERCISE 6.

1. The/you/ladder/will/fetch/ = Fetch the ladder, will you?

2. Him/it/try/let/again = Let him try it again!

3. Use/umbrella/do not/my/him/let = Do not let him 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/? = Do it quickly, will you?

8. About/protest/let's/don't/it = Don’t let us protest about it!

9. Car/my/in/jump = Jump in my car!

10. Tell/things/me/such/don't = Do not tell me such things!

11. Ask/it/do/about/her = Do ask her about it!

12. Them/our/sleep/let/bedroom/in = Let them sleep in our bedroom!