Commands orders and requests with imperative sentences

Giving orders and making petitions in English with the Imperative statements
(dar ordenes o hacer peticiones con la forma imperativa en ingles)

An imperative statement is when one person orders another to do something. The logical subject is you but we do not have to mention it.

When a sentence finishes in (.) it can be of 2 forms

• A Declarative sentence: states an idea. It does not give a command or request, nor does it ask a question. A declarative sentence ends in a period

Example:
Mary is a great teacher.
My father went fishing yesterday.

• An Imperative sentence: Imperative sentences are used in issuing orders or directives:
  

Examples:
Leave your coat in the hall
Give me your phone number
Don't shut the door
Stop!

The structure of the infinitive is very simple. We just use the infinitive of the verb and for negatives we add the don't.

Example verb (to bring)

Bring me a cup a coffee. (Order/command)
Don't bring me anything. (Negative order/command)
Please, bring me some coffee / Bring me some coffee please (Petition/ Request)

Nota:

Entonces, cuando una oracion termina en punto (.) puede ser de estas dos formas. En la forma declarative se necesita del SUJETO.

I live in Paris ( S + V + C)

En el imperativo se sobre entiende que el sujeto es "you" y no es necesario ponerlo. El verbo va en su forma infinitiva sin conjugar.

-Open the door / Close the window

En negative solo se agrega el don't

-Don't come late / Don't drive too fast.

Es possible agregar el please al comienzo o al final para hacer un peticion y no una orden.

-Please, bring me my glasses / Don't talk with Tony please.

Greeting, welcoming and introducing people in English

Greetings

Formal

- Hello
- Good morning
- Good afternoon
- Good evening
- How are you? > Fine, thank you. What about you?
- How do you do? = Nice to meet you

Informal
- Morning / Afternoon / Evening
- Hi / What's up? / How is it going?
- How are you? > Fine, thanks. And you? > / Great / Not bad
- How are you doing?

Welcoming people

- Come in
- Sit down
- Make yourself at home
- It's good/great/wonderful to see you again.
- I'm so glad you could make it.
- Thank you for coming.

Making Introductions

- May I introduce myself?
- This is (name)
- You know Maria, don't you?
- I'd (would) like to introduce Marcos to you.
- Pleased/glad/it's a pleasure to meet you. I've heard so much about you.


Ejemplos para presentar a una persona.

a) Hello Jack. This is Melissa Chavez.
b) Hi Melissa. Pleased to meet you.

Consejos del profesor con el vocabulario

Saludar, dar bienvenidas, y presentar a otras personas es básico para empezar una conversación. Muchos solo aprenden lo esencial pero lo mejor de un idioma es aprender distintas formas de expresarse de forma que muestran un dominio y fluidez del idioma. Muchos alumnos intentan establecer patrones establecidos por intermedio de la memorizacion pero cuando esto lo llevan a la practica se dan cuanta que las conversaciones son variables pues se desenvuelve de acuerdo a un contexto del momento.

Por ejemplo

a) Hi man, I haven't seen you in a while. How are you?
b) I am ok but could be better.
a) Why? What's wrong?
b) I am having problems with my wife.
a) Oh man. I am sorry for that.
b) Yeah, life is tough.
a) Is it something serious?
b) I don't think so but we have to communicate better.
a) Exactly, hey listen. There is a party at my place next week. Why don't you two come?
b) That would be great. I will tell her.
a) Perfect. I have to go now. I will give you a call in the afternoon. Maybe we could go get some beers.
b) Sounds like a plan. I need that. Thanks man. See you later
a) Later dude.

Esta es una conversación de 2 amigos que se encuentran en la calle y que se saludan tienen una platica y se despiden. En la conversación encontramos que no sigue un patrón determinado por un libro sino que se adecua a la circunstancia. Ustedes tienen que estar preparados para encarar las circunstancias con una buena estructura. Esto se logra aprendiendo que frases son buenas en dadas circunstancias. Por ejemplo, para dar sugerencias sabemos que la estructura " Why don't you..? es indicada. (Vea esta clase para dar sugerencias en ingles) Mi punto es. Cuando presente vocabulario en este blog recuerden que son herramientas que ustedes pueden utilizar para crear y construir un mensaje en ingles. A veces uno cae en el pecado de memorizar y pensar que esto es matemática. Recuerden de practicar y de leer libros, ver cable, películas en ingles y escuchar música en ingles.