Commands

Today's lesson is on commands (or you can call it the "imperative form."). Commands are used when telling someone what to do. You use the simple form of the verb at the beginning of the sentence:

Give me your pen, please.

Take this.

Have a nice day!

A verb in the simple form begins each of these sentences. The implied subject is "you," but don't use it when making a command. For example, "You give me your pen," doesn't sound like good English. To make the negative, put "do not" or "don't" at the beginning of the command:

Don't push that button!

Don't be late!

Don't do that!�