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Improving_MY_English Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

complete imperative of the verb "to go"

0 I have this complete imperative presented in my book, it goes like this: 02br
00let me go02br
00 go02br
00let him go02br
00let her go02br
00let it go02br
00let us go02br
00 go02br
00let them go02br
02br
00I don't understand why 2nd person singular and plural is only GO.0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00I don't understand your book, because I don't really see that you can 'conjugate' an imperative. 02i 00 eg Go! It's usually said directly to the person that you wish to give the order to.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I don't understand your book, because I don't really see that you can 'conjugate' an imperative.
  • 02i 00 eg Go!
  • It's usually said directly to the person that you wish to give the order to.
  • If I wanted to issue the order via someone else, I would say to that person something like '(Please) tell him to go'.
  • 05002br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive02br 02br 01font 00 02font 010id1
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0Hi,02br
02br
01font00I have this complete imperative presented in my book, it goes like this: 02br
00let me go02br
00 go02br
00let him go02br
00let her go02br
00let it go02br
00let us go02br
00 go02br
00let them go02br
02br
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0 00You can't say direct to a person 01del01i00Let you go by train02i02br
02del00You can say 01i00Go by train! / You are to go by train. / You must go by train.02i0-
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0 For some reason, I think your book is aiming at structures like:02br
02br
01i00that I go, that you go, that he go, ...02i02br
00 or02br
01i00that I may go, that you may go, that he may go, ...02i02br
00 or02br
01i00that I should go, that you should go, that he should go, ...02i0
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0 01u01b00A02b02u01b00 Practical English Grammar (Oxford):02b02br
02br
00The second person imperative02br
00Hurry! Wait!02br
00Don't hurry!02br
00Be quiet, Tom.02br
01b00do02b00 can be placed before the affirmative imperative:02br
00Do hurry. Do
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