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Noteclass 6 8

Imperatives

Lesson 28 of 84

A2

Imperative = hukum (order) ya request. Sit down. Soft: Please sit down. Subject you nahi. Could you…? = topic 27.

1. Kya hai

Imperative (hukum / request wala sentence) = batao kya karo ya mat karo. Class, kitchen, road, ghar — subject you chhupa rehta hai. Tez order: Sit down. Soft request: Please sit down. — yeh bhi imperative hai.

Use Example
Class / order Sit down. Open your books. Listen.
Instruction / recipe Cut the onion. Add salt. Mix it.
Sign / road Stop. Turn left. Don't park here.
Offer / invite Come in. Have some chai. Please sit down.
Suggestion (hum dono) Let's play cricket.

Statement: You sit down. (fact / gussa). Imperative: Sit down. / Please sit down. — bina you. Can I have…? maangna = topic 27, yahan core nahi.

2. Form

Positive Negative
Rule base (dictionary form) Don't + base
Action Sit down. Open the window. Come here. Don't talk. Don't use your phone. Don't park here.
be Be quiet. Be careful. Be on time. Don't be late. Don't be rude.

End: normal instruction = full stop. Strong / danger = ! Sit down. / Stop! / Help! Sawal mark nahi: Sit down? galat (yeh order hai).

Do tarike alag hain. Could you open the window? (27 — sawal wala request). Open the window. (order). Please open the window. (polite request, phir bhi imperative).

3. Let's / please

Yes No
Let's + base Let's go. Let's play cricket. Let's to go. We let's go.
Let's not Let's not wait. Let's not talk. Let's don't wait.
Polite Please sit down. Please don't talk. Please to sit. Sit you down.
Go home (13) Go home. Let's go home. Go to home.

Please aksar sentence start pe: Please sit down. Comma ke baad please = topic 67. like / want / need = topic 29.

4. Examples

Bold = imperative verb (ya Don't / Let's).

  1. Sit down.
  2. Open your books.
  3. Listen to the teacher.
  4. Come in.
  5. Have some chai.
  6. Stop!
  7. Turn left.
  8. Be quiet.
  9. Don't talk.
  10. Don't use your phone in class.
  11. Don't be late.
  12. Please sit down.
  13. Let's play cricket.
  14. Let's not wait.
  15. Go home. Cut the onion. Add salt.

5. Common mistakes

You sit down. (order ke jagah statement)
Sit down.
Sits down. / Sitting down.
Sit down.
Don't to talk. / Don't talking.
Don't talk.
Let's to go. / Let's don't wait.
Let's go. / Let's not wait.
Please to sit. / Open you the window.
Please sit down. / Open the window.
Go to home.
Go home.
Don't be late?
Don't be late.
Could you sit down. (order ke jagah)
Sit down. / Could you sit down? (request — 27)
Hindi note. English order me you nahi: Sit down. Soft request: Please sit down. (yeh bhi imperative). Mat karo = Don't + base. Hum dono = Let's + base. Negative suggestion = Let's not, Let's don't nahi. Sawal wala request = topic 27 Could you…?

6. Practice

A. 10 MCQ

1. Order: ______ down.
2. Negative: ______ talk.
3. Suggestion: ______ play cricket.
4. Order (you nahi):
5. Don't ______ late.
6. Polite start:
7. Let's not wait. Galat?
8. Danger / urgent:
9. Home:
10. Request (27), not order:

B. 5 fill-in

1. Order: ______ down. (Sit)

2. Negative: ______ talk.

3. Suggestion: ______ play cricket. (Let's)

4. Don't ______ late. (be)

5. Sahi karo: Don't to talk.

C. 3 sentences

Model answers neeche.

  1. positive order: Sit … / Open …
  2. negative: Don't …
  3. suggestion: Let's …

7. Answer key

MCQ
  1. a) Sit — base. Sits / Sitting galat.
  2. b) Don't — Don't + base. Doesn't = he/she statement. Not talk nahi.
  3. c) Let's — Let's + base. Let's to / We let's galat.
  4. a) Sit down. — order me you nahi. You sit down statement lagta hai. Sits galat.
  5. b) be — Don't be late. to be / being nahi.
  6. c) Please sit down. — Please + base. Please to / Sit you galat.
  7. a) Let's don't wait. — yeh galat. Sahi = Let's not wait.
  8. b) Stop! — urgent. Stop? sawal. Stops -s nahi.
  9. c) Go home. — no to (13). Going home statement/continuous nahi.
  10. a) Could you open the window? — request (27). Open the window = order. You opening galat.
Fill-in
  1. Sit — base.
  2. Don't / Do not — negative.
  3. Let's / Let us — suggestion.
  4. be — Don't be late.
  5. Don't talk. — Don't + base, no to.
Model sentences
  1. Sit down.
  2. Don't talk.
  3. Let's play cricket.

Check: base, no you; Don't + base; Let's / Let's not; Please + base; Go home; Stop! vs Stop?; Could you = 27; like/want = 29.