2024

ENGLISH 4:
UNIT 15 – SESSION 3
 ▪ Imperative forms

OBJECTIVES
READING TIME
Read the predictions that people
made back in 2020 about life after
covid :
READING TIME
Read the predictions about life after Covid-
19. Choose which sentences is OK in each
gap:
G

A
D

I
C
F

B
J
E
WARM UP !
LET’S TALK ABOUT OUR COVID EXPERIENCE

HOW DID COVID AFFECT YOU?

WHAT MEASURES DID THE GOVERMENT TAKE DURING THE

OUTBREAK? DID YOU AGREE WITH THEM?

WHAT THINGS DID YOU DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF ?

WHAT GOOD THINGS DO YOU BELIEVE CAME , DID WE LEARN OR EXPERIENCED DURING
THE PANDEMIC ?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE VACCINES?

IMPERATIVES
1. Look at the poster.
What are some instructions we got to
prevent covid ?

2. What is the function of an imperative?

Circle all that apply.

3. Describe some situations when you would

use an imperative.
WHAT IS THE IMPERATIVE FORM?
We use the infinitive to form imperatives.

Examples:
hurry up; you'll be late
go out immediately!

In the negative form you add 'do not' or 'don't’

Examples:
Don't disturb me; I'm working.
Do not smoke!
 IMPERATIVE EXERCISES
1. Choose the correct verb from the list to 2. Construct the negative form of the imperative.
create imperative sentences.
Don’t work
1. _____________ so hard. (work)
1. _________ a minute. Don’t go
1. Sleep 2. Wait 3. Give 4. Go 2. _____________ there. (go)
Don’t be
2. ________ over here, please. 3. _____________ so rude. (be)
1. Come 2. Write 3. Ask 4. Close Don’t forget
4. _____________ to clean your room. (forget)
3. ________ the door when you go outside. Don’t
1. Open 2. Leave 3. Close 4. Go 5. _____________ inside the building. (smoke)
smoke
4. ________ your teacher.
1. Give 2. Cry 3. Ask 4. Work

5. ________ me your phone number so that I can call you.

1. Say 2. Call 3. Name 4. Give
IMPERATIVE EXERCISES
Use the correct verb from the list to complete the sentences.
Some are negative (-)

Don’t be
1. ___________ afraid. (-) clean up
Take
2. __________ the bus to school. call
Don’t drive too fast. (-)
3. ___________ Be
Call
4. ___________ a taxi, please. shut
Turn
5. __________ down the music. drive
Don’t buy
6. __________ a new laptop. (-) stay
Clean up
7. __________ your room before you leave. help
Help
8. __________ me in the garden. take
Shut
9. _________ the door, please. buy
10. Don’t stay
_________ out too late. (-) turn
 IMPERATIVE EXERCISES
1. Choose the correct verb from the box and fill in the
2. Now write at least 5 imperatives we can
blanks.
use in the classroom.

Write

Don’t touch
Open
Call
Be
Listen

Repeat
Install
Water

Don’t order
IMPERATIVE EXERCISES

8 Use

1 wait

2 drive

5 look

paint
7

6 raise

play
3

4 return
IMPERATIVE EXERCISES
Use the correct verb from the list to complete the
sentences. Some are negative (-)

help - call - go - leave - clean - sit - drink - close - take - tell

Don’t sit on the table. (-)

6. ________
1. Clean
________ your shoes. They’re very dirty.
Leave
7. ________ your dirty boots outside.
Call
2. Today's her birthday. ________ her, please.
Don’t drink and drive. (-)
8. __________
3. Don’t tell her my phone number. (-)
________
Take
9. ________ them to the airport.
Close
4. It's cold outside. ________ the window, please.
10.Don’t go through the park at night. (-)
________
5. Help
________ her in the kitchen.
IMPERATIVE EXERCISES
Correct the mistakes in these sentences with imperatives.

1. Don’t drives to work. Take a taxi. 1. Don’t drive to work. Take a taxi.

2. Turn you left and go walk straight for

three blocks. 1. Turn left and go straight for three blocks.

3. What are you doing here? To go back

home! 1. What are you doing here? Go back home!

4. Paying me my money, please.

1. Pay me my money, please.
5. Let’s to dance and to have fun tonight.

1. Let’s dance and have fun tonight.

GROUP WORK
1. Work with a partner or in small groups
Choose a situation when you could use an imperative.
Create a dialogue and use at least 6 imperatives in the dialogue.
Everybody must participate in the dialogue and present it to the class.
THANK YOU!