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Unit 35 · Modals, imperative etc.

Do this! Don't do that! Let's do this!

Study

A

We use come/look/go/wait/be etc. when we tell somebody to do something:

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'Come here and look at this!' 'What is it?'

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I don't want to talk to you. Go away!

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I'm not ready yet. Please wait for me.

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Please be quiet. I'm working.

also

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Bye! Have a good holiday! / Have a nice time! / Have a good flight! / Have fun! (= I hope you have a good holiday etc.)

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'Have a chocolate.' 'Oh, thanks.' (= would you like a chocolate?)

B

We use don't ... when we tell somebody not to do something:

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Be careful! Don't fall.

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Please don't go. Stay here with me.

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Be here on time. Don't be late.

C

You can say Let's ... when you want people to do things with you. Let's = Let us.

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It's a nice day. Let's go out. (= you and I can go out)

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Come on! Let's dance. (= you and I can dance)

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Are you ready? Let's go.

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Let's have fish for dinner tonight.

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A: Shall we go out tonight? B: No, I'm tired. Let's stay at home.

The negative is Let's not ...

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It's cold. Let's not go out. Let's stay at home.

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Let's not have fish for dinner tonight. Let's have chicken.

Exercises (3)

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35.1

Look at the pictures. What are the people saying? Some sentences are positive (buy/come etc.) and some are negative (don't buy / don't come etc.). Use these verbs:

bebuycomedrinkdropforgethavesitsleepsmile
  1. 1Someone waving you to come in
    Come in!example
  2. 2Someone warning not to drink the water
    Don't drink the water!example
  3. 3Someone deciding not to buy an expensive item
    It's too expensive. Don't it.
  4. 4A person smiling for a photo
    OK, are you ready?
  5. 5Warning not to sit on the cat
    Don't on the cat!
  6. 6Someone waving goodbye
    Bye! a nice time!
  7. 7A reminder to phone someone
    Don't to phone me. Don't worry. I won't.
  8. 8Someone going to bed to sleep
    I'm going to bed now. OK. Sleep well.
  9. 9Someone carefully holding a vase
    careful with that vase. Don't it!
35.2

Complete the sentences. Use let's with:

go for a swimgo to a restauranttake a taxiwait a littlewatch TV
  1. 1
    Would you like to play tennis? No, .example
  2. 2
    Do you want to walk home? No, .
  3. 3
    Shall I put a CD on? No, .
  4. 4
    Shall we eat at home? No, .
  5. 5
    Would you like to go now? No, .
35.3

Answer with No, don't ... or No, let's not ... .

  1. 1
    Shall I wait for you? No, don't wait for me.example
  2. 2
    Shall we go home now? No, let's not go home yet.example
  3. 3
    Shall we go out? No, .
  4. 4
    Do you want me to close the window? No, .
  5. 5
    Shall I phone you tonight? No, .
  6. 6
    Do you think we should wait for Andy? No, .
  7. 7
    Do you want me to turn on the light? No, .
  8. 8
    Shall we go by bus? No, .