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Imperative Mood

Open the door, please.

Look: Open the door, please. The verb Open comes first.

Forms

  • Open the door, please. — a request starts with the base verb and has no subject
  • Please listen carefully. — please may come first - the verb keeps its base form
  • She opens the door. — with She it is a statement, and -s belongs there

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A common mistake

Wrong: You open the door, please.

Right: Open the door, please.

Many people say You open the door, please, but a request has no subject. We say: Open the door, please.

More examples

Wait here, please.

The same here: Wait here, please.

Look at the picture.

And here: Look at the picture.

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