Imperatives ESL Worksheets, Games and Activities

Classroom Commands

Elementary (A1-A2) 25 minutes
ESL Classroom Imperatives Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Matching, Unscrambling, Writing Sentences

This useful classroom imperatives worksheet helps students learn and practice classroom commands and language. First, students write classroom commands... read more

Treasure Map

Elementary (A1-A2) 15 minutes
ESL Imperatives Activity - Speaking: Unscrambling, Matching, Controlled Practice - Pair Work

In this free imperatives speaking activity, students make a treasure map by giving each other instructions using imperatives. In pairs, students take turns... read more

Imperative Dominoes

Pre-intermediate (A2) 20 minutes
ESL Imperatives Game - Grammar: Matching - Group Work

In this engaging imperatives game, students play dominoes by matching words together to form imperatives. In groups, the first player tries to make an imperative by placing one of their dominoes at... read more

Imperative Mood

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Imperative Mood Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Gap-fill, Categorising, Unscrambling, Writing Sentences

This productive imperatives worksheet helps students learn how the imperative mood is used for orders, instructions, suggestions, warnings and requests... read more

Introduction to Imperatives

Pre-intermediate (A2) 30 minutes
ESL Imperatives Worksheet - Grammar Exercises: Labelling, Rewriting Sentences, Gap-fill, Identifying, Multiple Choice

This free introduction to imperatives worksheet helps students learn and practice imperatives. Students begin by writing 'I' (for imperative) next to... read more

Let's Practice Imperatives

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Imperatives Worksheet - Grammar and Writing Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill, Writing Sentences, Sentence Completion

This comprehensive imperatives worksheet helps students learn and practice the imperative, including the use of let's to include yourself in the imperative... read more

Silent Crossword

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
ESL Imperatives Activity - Vocabulary: Miming, Guessing

In this amusing imperatives activity, students mime common imperatives to a partner to help them complete a crossword. In pairs, students take turns asking their partner for a clue to one of their missing... read more

Who would say that?

Intermediate (B1) 25 minutes
ESL Imperatives Game - Grammar: Unscrambling, Writing Sentences, Guessing, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this fun imperatives game, students write orders and instructions that certain people would say and read them to a partner who has to guess who is speaking each... read more

Imperative Push-ups and Stretches

Upper-intermediate (B2) 25 minutes
ESL Imperatives Activity - Reading and Listening: Unscrambling, Ordering, Following Instructions - Group and Pair Work

In this inventive imperatives activity, students put exercise instructions in the correct order and then take turns giving the instructions to a partner who does the exercise... read more