You should try the lasagna. That guy should wear less cologne. Command On the other hand, if you want to command someone, use the modal verbs must, have, or need. With the latter (https://www.grammarly.com/blog/former-vs-latter/) two, the main verb does not drop the word to from its infinitive form. You must wash your hands before cooking. You need to be here before 8:00. Obligation or necessity Modal verbs can express a necessary action, such as an obligation, duty, or requirement. Likewise, the negative forms express that an action is not necessary. Use the same modal verbs as with commands: must, have, and need. We have to wait for our boss to arrive before we open. You don’t need to come if you don’t want to. Habit To show an ongoing or habitual action—something the subject does regularly—you can use the modal verb would for the past tense and will for the present and future. The phrase used to is also acceptable when you’re talking about a habit in the past. When I lived alone, I would fall asleep with music. I will arrive early to every meeting and leave late. Imperative Definition: Imperatives are verbs used to give orders, commands,warning or instructions, and (if you use "please") to make a request. It is one of the three moods of an English verb (indicative, imperative and subjunctive).
For example:
• Give me that tape, please.
To make the imperative, use the infinitive of the verb without "to"
For example:
• Come here!
• Sit down!
To make a negative imperative, put "do not" or "don't" before the verb:
For example:
• Don't go!
• Do not walk on the grass.
You can also use "let's" before the verb if you are including yourself in the imperative. The negative of "let's" is "let's not".
For example:
• Let's stop now.
• Let's have some lunch.
• Let's not argue
• Let's not tell her about it.
Orders Adults do not usually give each other orders, unless they are in a position of authority. However, adults can give orders to children and to animals. The intonation of an order is important: each word is stressed, and the tone falls at the end of the sentence:
For example:
• Sit down now!
* "Sit", "down" and "now" are all stressed, and the tone falls on "now".
