English grammar
Polite instructions for guests
Welcome visitors politely: please, do come in, have a seat, don't worry.
From the scene Do come in, have a seat
In short
With guests, soften commands: add please, use do for warmth, and say have a seat. Use don't for a negative.
Your turn
Which one goes with do + command (warm)?
Options: Please, do come in. · Please come in. · Have a seat, please.
Show answer
do + command (warm) → Please, do come in.
How it works
A bare command (Sit down!) can sound bossy. With guests, add please, use do for warmth (Do come in) and say have a seat rather than sit down.
Good to know
The same words work for one guest or many. For a negative, use don't: Don't worry.
please + command Please come in.
Ramón
Please come in and have a seat.
Pasen y siéntense, por favor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) and have a seat.
Options: Do come in · Have a coffee · Please come in
Show answer
Ramón
Please come in and have a seat.
Pasen y siéntense, por favor.
do + command (warm) Please, do come in.
Ramón
Please, do come in.
Pase, por favor.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: Have a seat, please · Please, do come in · Please come in
Show answer
Ramón
Please, do come in.
Pase, por favor.
have a seat (politer than sit down) Have a seat, please.
Ramón
Have a seat, please. And if there are two of them?
Siéntese, por favor. ¿Y si son dos?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). And if there are two of them?
Options: Please, do come in · Have a seat, please · Please come in
Show answer
Ramón
Have a seat, please. And if there are two of them?
Siéntese, por favor. ¿Y si son dos?
negative: don't Don't worry, have a coffee.
Ramón
Don't worry, have a coffee. Easy.
No se preocupen, tomen un café. Fácil.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). Easy.
Options: Please come in · Please, do come in · Don't worry, have a coffee
Show answer
Ramón
Don't worry, have a coffee. Easy.
No se preocupen, tomen un café. Fácil.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| please + command | Please come in. |
|---|---|
| do + command (warm) | Please, do come in. |
| have a seat (politer than sit down) | Have a seat, please. |
| negative: don't | Don't worry, have a coffee. |
More lines from the story
- ElenaSure. Repeat after me: "Please, do come in."Ya. Repita conmigo: "Pase, por favor".
- RamónThey're here already! Excuse me, excuse me... what was the first thing?¡Ya están aquí! Disculpe, disculpe... ¿qué era lo primero?