Have
you ever had to give instructions in English to someone who is lost in
your town/city?
Alguma vez você teve que dar instruções em inglês para uma pessoa
perdida na sua cidade?
We use the IMPERATIVE when giving
INSTRUCTIONS or ORDERS.
There is just one imperative form for both “you” singular and plural and
it is used when being polite or not so polite.
We use the base form of the form, i.e. the infinitive without “to”, to
form the imperative in English.
So, if a lost person asks you for instructions to get to a specific place
you could reply, for example,
Por isso, se uma pessoa que estiver
perdida lhe pedir indicações para chegar a um lugar determinado, você
poderia responder, por exemplo:
Go straight on and turn left after about 100 metres.
Siga reto e vire à esquerda após uns 100 metros.
Here, “go” and “turn” are imperatives.
We use “do not”, or its contracted form
“don’t”, followed by the base form of the verb, to tell someone or some
people not to do something, for example, you could tell the lost person:
Remember to turn left. Don’t turn right by mistake!
Lembre-se de virar à esquerda. Não vire à direita por engano!
“Remember” and “Don’t turn” are both
imperatives.
In every unit of our course you will read and listen to lots of
imperatives.
Have a lovely weekend but don’t forget to study English if you have some
free time!
As Bobby McFerrin used to say, “Don’t worry, be happy”!
Como dizia Bobby McFerrin dizia, “Não se preocupe, seja feliz”!
Have a lovely weekend.
Best regards,
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