O imperativo que tantas dificuldades traz ao estrangeiro que aprende a nossa língua ( dizer - diga!; falar - faça!), em inglês é facílimo! Para construí-lo, na forma afirmativa, basta eliminar o to do infinitivo, e, na forma negativa, acrescentar don't ao infinitivo sem to.
Stop that noise!
Pare com esse barulho!
Ao contrário das demais formas do verbo em inglês, não exige um sujeito explícito. Como usamos para se referir diretamente a uma pessoa, se fôssemos colocar um sujeito seria YOU.
(You) Stop that noise!
Para fazer a forma negativa usamos o Don't na frente do verbo sem to,
Don't tell anybody!
Não diga a ninguém!
Para amenizar o imperativo, torná-lo mais educado, acrescenta-se um please.
Answer the phone, please!
Atenda o telefone, por favor!
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Exercício
A) Use os verbos dos parênteses para transformar as sentenças em imperativo AFIRMATIVO.
1- _____________ outside (wait)
2- _____________ those books to your cousin (lend)
3- _____________ a car for your son today is his birhday (buy)
4- _____________ me this knife boy (give)
5- _____________ the door of your car, this is LA police (open)
6- _____________ the door Peter (close)
7- _____________ him now! (call)
8- I tell you every day: _____________ of the light (turn)
9-I am Lieutenant Walmir _____________ your weapon now! (drop)
10-- _____________ your keys in ignition (leave) and ________ (sit) on the other side of the car.
11- _____________ outside (wait)
B) Adicione “please” nas sentenças abaixo de modo torná-las mais polidas, educadas.
12- _____________ outside (wait)
13- _____________ those books to your cousin (lend)
14- _____________ a car for your son today is his birhday (buy)
15- _____________ me this knife boy (give)
16- _____________ the door of your car, this is LA police (open)
17- _____________ the door Peter (close)
18- _____________ him now! (call)
19- I tell you every day: _____________ off the light (turn)
20-I am Lieutenant Walmir _____________ your weapon now! (drop)
21- _____________ your keys in ignition (leave) and ________ (sit) on the other side of the car.
22- _____________ outside (wait)
C) Use os verbos dos parênteses para transformar as sentenças em imperativo NEGATIVO [Don’t].
23- _____________ outside (wait)
24- _____________ those books to your cousin (lend)
25- _____________ a car for your son today is his birhday (buy)
26- _____________ me this knife boy (give)
27- _____________ the door of your car, this is LA police (open)
28- _____________ the door Peter (close)
29- _____________ him now! (call)
30- I tell you every day: _____________ off the light (turn)
31-I am Lieutenant Walmir _____________ your weapon now! (drop)
32-- _____________ your keys in ignition (leave) and ________ (sit) on the other side of the car.
33- _____________ outside (wait)
D) Adicione “please don’t” nas sentenças abaixo de modo torná-las negativas porém mais polidas, educadas.
34- _____________ outside (wait)
35- _____________ those books to your cousin (lend)
36- _____________ a car for your son today is his birhday (buy)
37- _____________ me this knife boy (give)
38- _____________ the door of your car, this is LA police (open)
39- _____________ the door Peter (close)
40- _____________ him now! (call)
41- I tell you every day: _____________ off the light (turn)
42-I am Lieutenant Walmir _____________ your weapon now! (drop)
43- _____________ your keys in ignition (leave) and ________ (sit) on the other side of the car.
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