Verb Mood
Grammar Rules Guide - Chapter 36
Verbs may be in one of three moods: indicative, imperative, or subjunctive. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements. The imperative mood makes a request or a command. The subjunctive mood can express a doubt or a wish using clauses beginning with if or that and can express a request, demand or proposal in a clause beginning with that.
Indicative mood
Present indicative: Jerry Seinfeld laughs on television.
Past indicative: Jerry laughed on television.
Future indicative: Jerry will laugh on television tomorrow.
Imperative mood
Notice how much sharper the picture appears.
Call her tomorrow.
Take a seat!
Subjunctive mood
Past Subjunctive:
(1 He talks about grammar as if he were an expert. (Expresses doubt or an idea contrary to fact.)
(2 I wish that I were a fast runner. (Expresses a wish.)
Present Subjunctive:
(1 The professor requests that the paper be turned in on time. (Expresses a request.)
(2 The rules require that each contestant submit an entry form. (Expresses a demand.)
(3 I suggest that the heat be reduced. (Illustrates a proposal.)
Auxiliary verbs such as could, would, and should might also express the subjunctive mood, especially when one expresses a condition contrary to fact.
Examples:
Past subjunctive - Condition contrary to fact
If the forecaster were correct, I would be prepared.
If the forecaster could be correct, I would be prepared.
If the company were to fly her, she would interview.
If the company would fly her, she would interview.
If Joe were to marry Ann, he would be happy.
If Joe should marry Ann, he would be happy.
Verbs that are often followed by that clauses with subjunctive verbs: announce, ask, as if, as though, demand, determine, indicate, insist, move, order, prefer, propose, recommend, request, require, and suggest.
Grammar Rules Guide Index
Active and Passive Voice - Chapter 1
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses - Chapter 2
Adjectives - Chapter 3
Adverbs - Chapter 4
Appositives - Chapter 5
Auxiliary Verbs - Chapter 6
Common and Proper Nouns - Chapter 7
Comparatives and Superlatives - Chapter 8
Complements - Chapter 9
Conjunctions - Chapter 10
Conjunctive Adverbs - Chapter 11
Dangling Modifiers - Chapter 12
Direct and Indirect Objects - Chapter 13
Fused Sentences, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices - Chapter 14
Homophones - Chapter 15
Independent and Dependent Clauses - Chapter 16
Interjections - Chapter 17
Mass and Count Nouns - Chapter 18
Misplaced Modifiers - Chapter 19
Noun and Pronoun Case - Chapter 20
Noun and Verb Phrases - Chapter 21
Nouns - Chapter 22
Parallelism - Chapter 23
Perfect and Progressive Verb Forms - Chapter 24
Prepositional Phrases - Chapter 25
Prepositions - Chapter 26
Principal Parts of Verbs - Chapter 27
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement - Chapter 28
Pronouns - Chapter 29
Regular and Irregular Verbs - Chapter 30
Relative Clauses - Chapter 31
Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Clauses - Chapter 32
Sentence Fragments - Chapter 33
Sentence Types - Chapter 34
Subjects and Predicates - Chapter 35
Verb Mood - Chapter 36
Verbals and Verbal Phrases - Chapter 37
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