Verbal Tenses     1

Tiempos Verbales   1

The Imperative

El Imperativo

Imperatives are used for giving orders, encouraging people  to do things, making suggestions and following instructions

Los imperativos se usan para dar órdenes, alentar a las personas a hacer cosas, dar sugerencias y seguir instrucciones.

Examples

Ejemplos:

Sit down.....

 

Come in..                                                   

Close the window....


                                                                      
 

Turn on the light......

 

Put in the dvd..                                                                      ..

Sentarse...
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Entre  

                                                                                             

Cierra la ventana..

 

Enciende la luz....
 

Coloca el dvd..

1.1 Imperatives used with a subject:

1.1 Imperativos con uso de sujeto: 

To make it clear who is being spoken to:

Para aclarar a quien nos dirigimos:    

Lucy, turn off the lamp....
                                                                                                                          

Lucía, apaga la lámpara....

Nobody move!
 

¡Nadie se mueva!

1.2 Imperativos Negativos:

1.2 Imperativos Negativos:

negatives are formed with do + not  (don`t)

 los negativos se forman con do + not   (don`t)

Don't laught                                                                                        
 

No te rías

Don't cry...                                                                 

No llores....

Don't worry                                                                            
 

No te preocupes

1.3 Imperatives to follow instructions:

1.3 Imperativos para seguir instrucciones:

Turn on, switch off...(go to exercises extention n 4 on computers language)

Encender, apagar...( vaya a la sesión de ejercicios n 4 -tema lenguaje de computación)