The Imperative--Giving Directions, Suggestions, and Advice
commongroundinternational.com › learning-englishOct 23, 2017 · You now know that we use the imperative to give directions, suggestions, and advice. The imperative is the base form of the verb. We can make it negative, however, by adding “don’t” in front of the base form of the verb. We can also soften it and make it more polite by adding such words as please, let’s, why don’t we, or won’t you. The download will give you some additional practice using the imperative.