SENTENCE STRUCTURE
6.
Imperative

Buy this product, it´s on sale!
Sign this petition. 

Water the plants.

Clean up after you use the kitchen.

Answer my question honestly. 

Let me know what you need.

Close the window. 

Help your community stay clean and safe

Make a decision now.
Drink plenty of water.

Take your shoes off when you enter the house.

If you are going to take a shower, do it before 12 pm. 

Take out the trash in the morning.

Have patience with me.   

Dont water the plants too much. 
Don´t each too much after 8 pm. 

Don´t spoil the ending for me.  

Don´t tell her what I told you.  

Don´t worry about him, he´ll get over it.  

Don´t hesitate to call me whenever you need a favor.  

Let´s go to the park.
Let´s eat out tonight, instead of cooking like we do every night. 
Let´s buy a nice gift for your mother. 
Let´s try to be patient with your cousin, he means well.  

Make sure you are home before 11 pm. 
Take all the necessary precautions.
Tell your friend that I´d like to see him

Prepare the reports.

Analyze the details of the report. 

Negotiate the contracts this week. 
Edit the document and then send it to me. 
Modify the contract  to include my partner. 
Adapt the agreement to the new protocol.  

EXAMPLES:

Water the plants. 

Don´t leave the plants dry.

Clean up after you use the kitchen.  

Don´t leave a mess in the kitchen.

Answer me honestly.  

Don´t lie to me when I ask you a question. 

Buy this product, it´s on sale!
Sign this petition. 

Let me know what you need. 

Close the window. 

Help your community stay clean.

Make a decision now. 

Drink plenty of water.

Take your shoes off when you enter the house. 

If you are going to take a shower, do it before 12 pm. 

Take out the trash in the morning. 

Have patience with me.  

EX:
Ask me (or another student)  If I watch a lot of TV.  
Do you watch a lot of TV?

Follow up with a reasonable Wh- question.
(What do you watch? How much do you watch?  When do you find time to watch? etc)

Ask me (or another student)  if I like to ski.   Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student)  if my job is fun.   Follow up with a Wh- question.  

Ask me (or another student) if I like to play video games.  Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student) if I need to buy a new shirt.  Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student) if my family lives close by.   Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student) if I go to work on the weekends.  Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student) if the postal system works well in America.  Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student) if fish can live longer than 30 seconds out of the water.   Follow up with a Wh- question. 

Ask me (or another student) if I will see my mother this week. Follow up with a Wh- question. 

EX: My father wants the remote control / Give 
Give it to him.  (or Give him it.) 

My colleague (f) needs the documents. / Send 

This song is beautiful. / Listen 

Your ex wants her blender back.  / Give back

The student (f) needs a letter of recommendation / Write  
He wants your phone number / Tell
We would like your commitment. / Assure
The Municipal government needs you to sign the form / Sign
She needs help taking down the mirror from the wall / Help 

1.  You find a lot of money on the ground.
   2.  a young child running down the street  to catch his ball rolling away.
   
   What does the Angel tell you?  What does the Demon suggest? 

Use imperatives, and/or "you should..."

i’ll say the imperative in postive. you tell me the corresponding negative impeatives.  

If i say WALK. you say DONT RUN

If i say STOP.  or STAY yoy say DONT GO.