Verb Mood Notes

Attached are the notes to study verb mood:

Conditional Mood: dependent on a condition. Part B depends on Part A being met.

•If I had time, I would clean the house.

•If you would only study harder, you would pass the test.

•If he were here right now, he would help us.

•If any should call, take a message.

Subjunctive mood: is the verb form used to express a wish, a suggestion, a command, or a condition that is contrary to fact

•I wish it were still in use.

•The board recommended that the motion be passed immediately.

•She suggests that Mark work full time from Saturday.

•He said it was essential that Johan guard the box.

•It is imperative that the game begin at once.

•If I were ordered, I’d go. (This is different from conditional in that is contrary to what you would do.)

Imperative: (makes a command or request)

•Please be quiet.

•Close the door.

•Stop talking!

Interrogative (asks a question requiring a response)

•Is he having any fun? Do you think he will win? Have the women finished the match?

Indicative •Mood-expresses fact, opinion, assertion, question; this is the mood for most of our verbs. Indicative questions do not expect an answer; thus they are rhetorical. (Have you lost your mind?)

•I saw something today that really annoyed me.

•He lives most of the year in Spain but returns regularly to visit his ailing mother.

•Vikings will be the new vampires.

•Prosecutors have not said whether they will appeal the decision.