Imperatives and question words · Imperativos e palavras interrogativas
Giving orders and asking questions
- Imperatives give orders or instructions: Sit down. Listen.
- Question words ask for information: What? Where? Who?
- Two everyday tools you'll use a lot.
Please sit down. Why? The chair is tired.
Dar ordens e fazer perguntas
- Imperativos dão ordens ou instruções: Sit down. Listen.
- Perguntativas pedem informações: What? Where? Who?
- Duas ferramentas cotidianas que você usará muito.
Please sit down. Why? The chair is tired.
Imperatives — just the base verb
- Start with the base verb, with no subject: Open the door. Come in.
- Add please to be polite: Please sit down.
- We use them for orders, instructions, and directions.
Imperativos — apenas a forma base
- Comece com o verbo na forma base, sem sujeito: Open the door. Come in.
- Adicione please para ser polido: Please sit down.
- Usamos para ordens, instruções e direções.
Which is a correct instruction? · Qual é uma instrução correta?
An imperative starts with the base verb, with no subject: “Open the door.” · Um imperativo começa com o verbo base, sem sujeito: “Open the door.”
Translate into English: 请坐下。 · Traduza para o inglês: 请坐下。
Imperative + please: “Please sit down.” · Imperativo + please: “Please sit down.”
Negative imperatives — Don't
- Put Don't before the verb: Don't be late. Don't worry.
- It tells someone not to do something.
Imperativos negativos — Don't
- Coloque Don't antes do verbo: Don't be late. Don't worry.
- Diz a alguém para não fazer algo.
Make it negative: ___ be late! (one word) · Faça negativo: ___ atrasar! (uma palavra)
Negative imperative = Don't + base verb: “Don't be late!” · Imperativo negativo = Don't + verbo base: “Don't be late!”
Question words
- what (thing), where (place), who (person).
- when (time), why (reason), how (the way).
- What is this? Where do you live? How are you?
Words of question
- what (coisa), where (lugar), who (pessoa).
- when (tempo), why (motivo), how (maneira).
- What is this? Where do you live? How are you?
Which question word asks for this? · Qual palavra interrogativa pede por isso?
what asks about a thing, where a place, who a person, when a time. · what pede sobre uma coisa, where sobre um lugar, who sobre uma pessoa, when sobre um tempo.
Choose the question word: ___ is your name? · Escolha a palavra interrogativa: ___ é seu nome?
Asking about a name → What: “What is your name?” · Perguntando sobre um nome → What: “What is your name?”
Common mistakes
- ❌ Don't to touch it. → ✓ Don't touch it.
- ❌ Where you live? → ✓ Where do you live?
- ❌ What means this word? → ✓ What does this word mean?
Erros comuns
- ❌ Don't to touch it. → ✓ Don't touch it.
- ❌ Where you live? → ✓ Where do you live?
- ❌ What means this word? → ✓ What does this word mean?
Match the question word to the answer it asks for. · Combine a palavra interrogativa com a resposta que ela pede.
The question word tells you what kind of answer to give. · A palavra interrogativa diz que tipo de resposta dar.
Which question is correct? · Qual pergunta está correta?
Question word + do / does + subject + verb: “Where do you live?” · Palavra interrogativa + do / does + sujeito + verbo: “Where do you live?”
- Imperative = base verb, no subject (Open the door.).
- Negative = Don't + base verb.
- Question words: what, where, who, when, why, how.
- Imperativo = forma base, sem sujeito (Open the door.).
- Negativo = Don't + forma base.
- Words of question: what, where, who, when, why, how.
Write one classroom instruction using an imperative (for example: Open your books). · Escreva uma instrução de sala de aula usando um imperativo (por exemplo: Open your books).
Example: “Please be quiet.” or “Listen carefully.” · Exemplo: “Please be quiet.” ou “Listen carefully.”