Imperative to Assertive
Imperative into Assertive Rules
If the Imperative sentence: Command or order-
Structure: You + Should/must/have to + rest of part.
1. Imperative: Do the work.
Assertive: You should do the work.
Assertive: You should do the work.
2. Imperative: Speak the truth.
Assertive: You should speak the truth.
If the Imperative sentence start: Please kindly, forgive, pardon, excuse-
Structure: You are requested to + verb + rest of part.
Imperative: Please, help me.
Assertive: You are requested to help me.
Assertive: You are requested to help me.
If the Imperative sentence start: Do not or don't-
Structure: You should not + V1 + rest of part.
Imperative: Do not run in the sun.
Assertive: You should not run in the sun.
Assertive: You should not run in the sun.
If the Imperative sentence start: Never-
Structure: You should never + V1 + rest of part.
Imperative: Never tell a lie.
Assertive: You should never tell a lie.
Assertive: You should never tell a lie.
If the Imperative sentence start: Let's or let us-
Structure: Let's or Let us Changes to We should + rest of part.
Imperative: Let's go out for a walk.
Assertive: We should go out for a walk.
Assertive: We should go out for a walk.
If the Imperative sentence start: Let + Personal Object -
Structure: First changes Objective form to Subjective form + may/might be allowed to + V1 + rest of part.
Imperative: Let her play football.
Assertive: She might play football.
Assertive: She might play football.
Imperative to Assertive Exercises
1. Imperative: Get lost.
Assertive: You should get lost.
Assertive: You should get lost.
2. Imperative: Work hard.
Assertive: You should work hard.
3. Imperative: Leave this place at once.
Assertive: You should leave this place at once.
4. Imperative: Be careful.
Assertive: You should be careful.
5. Imperative: Open your books.
Assertive: You should open your books.
6. Imperative: Come here.
Assertive: You should come here.
7. Imperative: Sit down.
Assertive: You should sit down.
8. Imperative: Be quiet.
Assertive: You should be quite.
9. Imperative: Be ready.
Assertive: You should be ready.
10. Imperative: Come on time.
Assertive: You should come on time.
11. Imperative: Leave your coat in the hall.
Assertive: You should leave your coat in the hall.
12. Imperative: Give me your phone number.
Assertive: You should give me your phone number.
13. Imperative: Stop here.
Assertive: You should stop here.
14. Imperative: Write soon.
Assertive: You should write soon.
15. Imperative: Leave it alone.
Assertive: You should leave it alone.
16. Imperative: Have fun.
Assertive: You should have fun.
17. Imperative: Go away.
Assertive: You should go away.
18. Imperative: Put them in the oven.
Assertive: You should put them in the oven.
19. Imperative: Wait for me.
Assertive: You should wait for me.
20. Imperative: Eat a lot of popcorn.
Assertive: You should eat a lot of popcorn.
21. Imperative: Have a safe trip.
Assertive: You should have a safe trip.
22. Imperative: Eat them with rice.
Assertive: You should eat them with rice.
23. Imperative: Find the dog at the fair.
Assertive: You should find the dog the fair.
24. Imperative: Take the money.
Assertive: You should take the money.
25. Imperative: Come to the fair with him.
Assertive: You should come to the fair with him.
26. Imperative: Eat your food.
Assertive: You should eat your food.
27. Imperative: Stop feeding the dog.
Assertive: You should stop feeding the dog.
28. Imperative: Drive slowly.
Assertive: You should drive slowly.
29. Imperative: Be quiet.
Assertive: You should be quite.
30. Imperative: Have fun at the fair tonight.
Assertive: You should have fun at the fair tonight.
31. Imperative: Drink some water.
Assertive: You should drink some water.
32. Imperative: Speak to Peter.
Assertive: You should speak to Peter.
33. Imperative: Go out.
Assertive: You should go out.
34. Imperative: Turn the page.
Assertive: You should turn the page.
35. Imperative: Shut the windows.
Assertive: You should shut the windows.
36. Imperative: Pull the door.
Assertive: You should pull the door.
37. Imperative: Hurry up.
Assertive: You should hurry up.
38. Imperative: Clear this desk by tomorrow.
Assertive: You should clear this desk by tomorrow.
39. Imperative: Consider the matter.
Assertive: You should consider the matter.
40. Imperative: Turn left.
Assertive: You should turn left.
41. Imperative: Give me a glass of water.
Assertive: You should give me a glass of water.
42. Imperative: Have a Coke and a smile.
Assertive: You should have a coke and smile.
43. Imperative: Just do it.
Assertive: You should just do it.
44.Imperative: Honour your parents.
Assertive: You should honour our parents.
45. Imperative: Push the door, please.
Assertive: You are requested to push the door.
46. Imperative: Open your books, please.
You are requested to open your books.
47. Imperative: Please help me.
Assertive: You are requested to help me.
48. Imperative: Please be quiet.
Assertive: You are requested to be quite.
49. Imperative: Please join us for dinner.
Assertive: You are requested to join us for dinner.
50. Imperative: Please don’t give the dog popcorn.
Assertive: You are requested to don't give the dog popcorn.
51. Imperative: Please go.
Assertive: You are requested to go.
52. Imperative: Please write your name on paper.
Assertive: You are requested to write your name on paper.
53. Imperative: Open the window, please.
Assertive: You are requested to open the window.
54. Imperative: Please help me.
Assertive: You are requested to help me.
55. Imperative: Please tidy your room.
Assertive: You are requested to tidy your room.
56. Imperative: Please leave.
Assertive: You are requested to leave.
57. Imperative: Please leave the package at the door.
Assertive: You are requested to leave the package at the door.
58. Imperative: Please take me to the library.
Assertive: You are requested to take me to the library.
59. Imperative: Please walk through this door. Please come over here.
Assertive: You are requested to walk through this door.
60. Imperative: Please tell me what you think.
Assertive: You are requested to tell me what you think.
61. Imperative: Don’t do that.
Assertive: You should not disseminate that.
62. Imperative: Don’t feed the dog.
Assertive: You should not feed the dog.
63. Imperative: Don’t follow me.
Assertive: You should not follow me.
64. Imperative: Don’t be so sad.
Assertive: You should not be so sad.
65. Imperative: Don’t be late.
Assertive: You should not be late.
66. Imperative: Do not sit down.
Assertive: You should not sit down.
67. Imperative: Don’t have so many bags.
Assertive: You should not have so many bags.
68. Imperative: Don’t shut the door.
Assertive: You should not shut the door.
69. Imperative: Don’t work.
Assertive: You should not work.
70. Imperative: Don’t go.
Assertive: You should not go.
71. Imperative: Don’t be so rude.
Assertive: You should not be so rude.
72. Imperative: Don’t forget.
Assertive: You should not forget.
73. Imperative: Don’t smoke.
Assertive: You should not smoke.
74. Imperative: Don’t put that down now.
Assertive: You should not put that down now.
75. Imperative: Don’t tell the truth.
Assertive: You should not tell the truth.
76. Imperative: Don’t worry.
Assertive: You should not worry.
77. Imperative: Do not kill.
Assertive: You should not kill.
78. Imperative: Do not bear false witness.
Assertive: You should not bear false witness.
79. Imperative: Let us drop the matter.
Assertive: We should drop the matter.
80. Imperative: Let us cut jokes.
Assertive: We should cut jokes.
81. Imperative: Let us hold a meeting.
Assertive: We should hold a meeting.
82. Imperative: Let him enjoy the film.
Assertive: He might enjoy the film.
83. Imperative: Let her keep our environment clean.
Assertive: She might/might be allowed to keep our environment clean.
84. Imperative: Let them feed the hungry.
Assertive: They might feed the hungry.
85. Imperative: Let him do the work.
Assertive: He might do the work.
86. Imperative: Let him write a letter.
Assertive: He might write a letter.
87. Imperative: Let the girl sing a song.
Assertive: The girl might sing a song.
88. Imperative: Let the boys play football.
Assertive: The boys might play football.
89. Imperative: Let them call in a doctor.
Assertive: They might call in a doctor.
90. Imperative: Let me say a few words.
Assertive: I might say a few words.
91. Imperative: Let me solve the problem.
Assertive: I might solve the problem.
92. Imperative: Let him do the sum.
Assertive: He might do the sum.
93. Imperative: Let me do it for you.
Assertive: I might do it for you.
94. Imperative: Let me see.
Assertive: I might see.
95. Imperative: Let us go.
Assertive: We should go.
96. Imperative: Let’s do some exercises.
Assertive: We should do some exercise.
97. Imperative: Let us not be worried.
Assertive: We should not be worried.
98. Imperative: Let him go.
Assertive: He might go.
99. Imperative: Let her explain it.
Assertive: She should explain it.
100. Imperative: Let them try it.
Assertive: They might try it.
101. Imperative: Let the customers pay immediately.
Assertive: The customers might pay immediately.
103. Imperative: Let’s get started.
Assertive: We should get started.
104. Imperative: Let’s go for a walk.
Assertive: We should go for a walk.
105. Imperative: Let me help you.
Assertive: We might help you.
106. Imperative: Let them cool.
Assertive: We might cool.
107. Imperative: Let’s go to the fair together.
Assertive: We should go to the fair together.
108. Imperative: Let’s not be frustrated.
Assertive: We should not be frustrated.
109. Imperative: Let us take Bangladeshi food very much.
Assertive: We should take Bangladeshi food very much.
