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The imperative mode it is one of the three modes of conjugation of verbs. This mode can only be applied to the second person, both plural and singular, and is used to formulate orders or requests. For example: Come on Quick. / Have patience.
The other two modes are the indicative mood, which is used to express concrete and real actions, and the subjunctive mood, which is used to express hypothetical and potential actions.
Regarding its pronunciation, although in the original Spanish it is often used with the letter 'd' at the end, even in the modern version that omits it there is a difference: in the Spanish region, the tendency is to accentuate the word in an esdrújula form or serious, while in Latin Spanish the accentuation is usually serious or acute, depending on the case. For example: it iscucha / eachá/ escuChad.
- It can help you: Imperative sentences
Indicative mood characteristics
The imperative mode It is frequent in all the languages of the world, since a way of expressing verbs is always required in such a way that, within the framework of a communicative circuit, the sender urges the receiver to perform a certain action.
The imperative mood does not have conjugations in different tenses, it is only formulated at the time of enunciation, that is, while the order is being said. For example: Come in To the room.
If you want to use it referring to an event that happened in the past, the subjunctive mood should be used instead. For example: I've told them that will enter To the room.
The imperative is often considered impolite and rude: if there is no hierarchical relationship that justifies the possibility of requesting and demanding the performance of the action, the person receiving it may feel offended.
This is why in many cases other kinds of conjugations are used. For example: I ask you please to sit down. / Excuse me, can you sit down? (instead of Sit down)
Imperative in advertising
One situation where the imperative mood is used without that impolite component is that of advertising.
Many of the authors who studied marketing and advertising throughout history found that it was much more effective to use the imperative to try to sell a product.
Although the receiver of the message may feel intimidated in the first instance, psychologically they will be more prone to being attracted than if the message were expressed more shyly. For example: I called already.
Examples of sentences with imperative verbs
- Run by the park.
- I kept wasting water and the world will continue in trouble.
- Please, pretend I'm not at home
- Pass you first, ma'am.
- Recurs to all the sources you need.
- Lie all you want, we already know the truth.
- Returns home before eleven.
- go figure that I was just arriving and everything had already happened.
- Bill up to one hundred.
- Run over there and back.
- Low the volume.
- Pray for my father.
- Go, get away from my.
- Study with all your might you will see your reward soon.
- Bring to me food.
- Put on comfortable and lay back on the stretcher.
- Eat food.
- Order your room before your father arrives.
- give to me your hand.
- tell me what you think.
- tell me the truth, before it's too late.
- Save with our credits.
- Read the latest news before it goes anywhere else.
- Go to buy cigarettes.
- Believe the things I tell you, brother.
It can serve you:
- Imperative statements
- Exhortative prayers
