Utilizamos as formas imperativas quando queremos: Dar ordens Dar instruções Oferecer algo Convidar alguém Dar ordens: Sit down! IMPERATIVO AFIRMATIVO: Stop speaking. Make your bed. Formado do verbo no infinitivo, sem o “to”. IMPERATIVO NEGATIVO: Don’t + infinitivo sem o “to” Don’t open the door. Dar instruções: Mix all the ingredients and put them in the oven. Oferecer algo: Please, have some coffee. Convidar: Let’s go to the movies tonight? Convite: Let’s + infinitivo sem o “to” as when until after while as soon as since before When I finish my homework, I will go out with my friends. I will study while I am on the bus. As he drives, I’ll talk to him Em seguida, imediatamente depois, uma vez que ... They will go to the beach as soon as they have their breakfast. As soon as I leave home, I will call you. You will have to respect me, once I am the teacher Antes Before he moves to São Paulo, he will spend a week at his mother’s house. I will tell her the truth, before I go out. Depois After her sister prepares dinner, they’ll invite their friends. My father will buy a new car after he saves enough money. Condição imposta por determinado momento. “Até que.” I won’t travel to London until / till I have enough money. You can go out. I will wait until she calls. Observem que em todas as frases anteriores, os verbos estão no presente e no futuro. Observe: My father will buy a new car after he saves enough money. A oração que acompanha a conjunção fica no presente. A outra oração fica no futuro.