VERB MOODS VERB MOODS The mood of a
VERB MOODS
VERB MOODS � The mood of a verb refers to the manner in which the action is expressed. � There are three verb moods: Indicative mood Imperative mood Subjunctive mood
INDICATIVE MOOD � A verb is in the indicative mood, when it is part of a statement. � Most sentences are statements in the indicative mood. Today I moved to a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. It was always August when we spent a week with our grandma. Once upon a time, fairy tales were awesome. I was standing on a deserted street in some little beach town.
IMPERATIVE MOOD � The imperative mood expresses a command or request. Don’t be sarcastic. All hail, King Arthur! Let them go. Do your homework!
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD �The subjunctive mood expresses something that is conditional, desired, or imagined. �Subjunctive mood is used when the speaker wants something to happen, anticipates something will happen, or imagines something happening. �The subjunctive mood is generally used only in formal English.
SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD �Examples of the subjunctive mood: It is my suggestion that you do your homework every night. • The speaker wants the students to do homework every night. If you were to win the lottery, I hope • The speaker imagines that the you would share your money with other person might win the me! lottery. • The speakers wants the other person to share his or her winnings. When I am in charge, things will be different. • The speaker anticipates that things will change, when he or she is in charge.
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