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Imperative forms for advice and predictions based on time phrases. Understand how imperatives express commands and requests. Predict tenses from specific time references in sentences."
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FreshersWeek 1.14 GRAMMAR FOR READING IMPERATIVES: TIME PHRASES WITH PRESENT AND PAST Prepared by: Harem H. Qadir
Objectives Show understanding of imperative forms used for advice in information leaflets, etc. Predict advice using imperatives Predict the tense of a sentence from time phrases
Imperatives Imperative mood A sentence in the imperative mood expresses commands or requests. It indicates that the speaker desires for the action expressed in the sentence to take place. In most imperative sentences, there s an implied you. These sentences are in the imperative mood: Sit on the sofa. Let me go to bed Keep reading.
Imperatives Imperatives have no subject. We make the negative with the auxiliary Don t. We can sometimes make the sentence stronger with always and never
Using Imperatives Although imperative verbs are often referred to commands, the imperatives mood also occurs in sentences that express the following situations: Give commands Be quiet ! Make requests Open the window please. Deny permission Don t take the car out tonight. Make offers Come to my party! Apologize Excuse me. Well-wishing Have a good day!
A. Predicting Advice with Imperatives Be careful with your credit card details. Don t click on links in e-mails from strangers. Don t open e-mail attachments if you don t know the sender. Install a good antivirus program. Never give your name and address in a chat room. Protect your data with a password. Turn off wireless and Bluetooth in public areas. Don t believe everything you read.
B. Predicting Time with Phrases Present Past At one time, At that time, At the moment, At the present time, Currently, in her childhood,
B. Predicting Time with Phrases (Cont.) Present Past In the 20th century, Last week, Now, Nowadays, Then, Yesterday,
