Smokey Robinson singing "Cruisin'"

Imperative => giving an order (donner un ordre)

• (2nd person singular/plural)
  Come here!
  Sit down!

• (1st person plural)
  Let's go!
  Let's sit down!

• (3rd person singular/plural)
  Let him/her/them go!
  Let him/her/them sit down!

Voici, en gras, les impératifs de la chanson, "Cruisin'".


"CRUISIN'"
Written, produced, and recorded by Smokey Robinson

Baby, let's cruise away from here
Don't be confused, the way is clear
And if you want it you got it forever
This is not a one-night stand, babe, yeah
So let the music take your mind, oooh...
Just release and you will find

You're gonna fly away, glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together
The music is played for love, cruisin' is made for love
I love it when we're cruisin' together
Babe, tonight belongs to us
Everything's right, do what you must
And inch by inch we get closer and closer
To every little part of each other
Ooh, babe, yes
Let the music take your mind, babe
Just release and you will find

You're gonna fly away, glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together
The music is played for love, cruisin' is made for love
I love it when we're cruisin' together

(Cruise with me, babe) x 2

Cruuuuuuuuuise
Oh, oh, babe, yeah
Oooooh, babe
Oooooh, ooooooh
Aaaah, Babe
It's so good to cruise with you, babe
It's so good to cruise with you
Owww, yeah
You need me, babe
Aaaaah, babe let's cruise
Let's flow, let's glide
Ooooh let's open up, and go inside
And if you want it you got it forever
I can just stay there inside you
And love you, babe, oh
Let the music take your mind
Just release and you will find

You're gonna fly, yeah, glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together
The music is played for love, cruisin' is made for love
I love it when we're cruisin' together
Oh, babe
We're gonna fly away
Ohhh, yeah
Glad you're going my way
I love it when we're cruisin' together
The music is played for love, cruisin' is made for love
I love it, I love it, I love it, I love it
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Exercises

• http://esl.about.com/library/beginner/bl_bgimperative.htm
• http://esl.lbcc.edu/eesllessons/commands/imperativematch1.htm
• http://www.better-english.com/grammar/imperative1.htm (post intermediate level)
• http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/386.html

to cruise: to drive or be driven slowly, usually without a purpose
a one-night stand: a situation in which you have sex with sb once, then discontinue the relationship
glad: a synonym of "happy"
to belong to: to be owned by, to be the possession of
inch by inch: very slowly
to flow: to move in a continuous and smooth way (like water)
to glide: to move in a smooth, uninterrupted way (like a skier on snow)