IMPERATIVE (IMPERATIVO)

Usamos a forma imperativa para dar ORDENS, INSTRUÇÕES, CONSELHOS e ADVERTÊNCIAS.

Para fazermos a forma afirmativa usamos somente o verbo.

EXEMPLOS:

            Wash the dishes! (Lave os pratos)

            Slow down.        (Devagar / Calma!)

            Watch out!         (Atenção / Preste atenção!)

Para fazermos a forma negativa usamos DON'T ou DO NOT + VERBO.

EXEMPLOS:

            Don't ask me anything. (Não me pergunte nada.)

            Don't go fast.               (Não vá rápido.)

            Don't smoke.               (Não fume.)

            Don't cry, please!         (Não chore, por favor.)

            Observação: A palavra PLEASE (por favor) é usada com o imperativo para indicar gentileza ao dar ordens ou fazer pedidos. Pode vir no começo ou no fim da frase.

            Exemplos:       Sit down, please! (Sente-se, por favor.)       ou        Please, sit down.

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TEXT:

Doing the dishes

Nicky:             Come here, Steve!

Steve:              Yes, honey!

Nicky:             Give me a hand with the dishes!

Steve:              Ok, but don't ask me to dry them.

Nicky:             All right, just wash the dishes and I dry them.

Steve:              Is this bowl expensive?

Nicky:             Why?

Steve:              Because I think that I can break it!

Nicky:             That's OK, Steve. Get lost!

Steve:              Don't get nervous! I'm just kidding!

Nicky:             Stop Steve! I don't like this.

Steve:              Sorry, honey!

Nicky:             Don't worry! I'm OK.

Exercícios:

1 - Transforme as seguintes instruções em negativas. Siga o exemplo:

Sit here.                                  Don´t sit here.

Write an e-mail                       __________________________

Talk to me.                             __________________________

Prepare your coffee.               __________________________

Dance with me.                      __________________________

Study this lesson.                   __________________________

Call your boyfriend now.         __________________________

2 - Faça o oposto. Transforme as intruçoes negativas em afirmativas:

Don´t put your finger here.        Put your finger here.

Don´t send this letter.                __________________________.

Don´t drink too much.              __________________________.

Don´t speak in class.                __________________________.

Don´t write here.                     __________________________.

Don´t touch  me.                     __________________________.