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It's an absurd, contrived sentence in English. No one, running for their life, is going to stop to point out a lion that the interlocutor already knows about. ;)
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Actually running would be the worst idea as cats love to hunt their prey. By not running at least you have the chance that the lion is not interested in you.
The rule is complex because it includes the Subjunctive. Honestly, it is easier to memorize. But there it is: There are two Imperatives, Affirmative and Negative. You will use the same conjugation as the one used for the Present of Subjunctive Mode. The exception is "tu" and "vós" on the an Affirmative Imperative, which have its own form to be memorized.
Example using the verb "falar" (to speak): - PRESENT OF SUBJUNCTIVE MODE: 1. que eu fale 2. que tu fales 3. que ele/ela/você fale 4. que nós falemos 5. que vós faleis 6. que eles/elas/vocês falem - AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE: 1. (you can't order yourself, so no "eu") 2. fala (tu) (the one with no rule) 3. fale (ele/ela/você) 4. falemos (nós) 5. falai (vós) (the other one with no rule) 6. falem (eles/elas/vocês) - NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE: 1. (again, you can't forbid yourself, so no "eu") 2. não fales (tu) 3. não fale (ele/ela/você) 4. não falemos (nós) 5. não faleis (vós) 6. não falem (eles/elas/vocês)
Note: look for conjugation websites, they have didatical charts. ("conjugação, modo imperativo")
Since imperative mode reffers to an order, the verbs in portuguese can be conjugated on any person other than "I" (eu). Corre (tu), corra (ele/ela/você), corramos (nós), correi (vós), corram (eles/elas/vocês). But on speech you'll hardly hear te "nós" or "vós" imperative conjugation. Note: the imperative is different for verbs finishing in "ar", "er", "ir". My example was for "corrER". Look for "conjugação no modo imperativo", you'll find numerous sites with great didatical chats. ;)