IMPERATIVE

 Have a look at the following phrasal verbs. Do they sound familiar to you?

'Turn on' and 'turn off' are used with a similar meaning to 'switch on' and 'switch off' they both mean 'encender' and 'apagar' respectively. Nonetheless, since they are phrasal verbs they can be used together or with a noun or pronoun in the middle, as depicted below.

• Turn the light on. 
• Turn on the light.

Both constructions are correct and possible in English. The same will happen with verbs such as 'turn up' and 'turn down' which, as mentioned below, mean 'subir' and 'bajar' respectively.

Nonetheless, these phrasal verbs are frequently used while ordering someone to perform these actions.

Consequently, as it could perfectly be seen with the previous verbs, the mood that is used is the imperative mood, which is frequently used without a subject and in order to adress the listener. Have a look at the following picture in order to understand this issue better.

As previously explained, the imperative mood is always created with the base form of the verb and it is always used when we want someone to do something. Thus, it is the mood of orders, commands, warnings, instructions, advices... among many others.

How many imperatives can you find in the following recipe?

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