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Moods In English
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The category of Mood in English Grammar
There are tree moods in English - the Indicative mood, the Imperative mood and the Subjunctive mood.
Moods
Indicative
The Indicative mood represents an action as a fact, as something real.
America was discovered in 1492
The Imperative mood expresses an order, a request, warning, invitation or a call to a joint action.
Imperative
Let's have a break.
The Subjunctive Mood represents an action not as a real fact but as something that would take place under certain conditions, something desirable, necessary or unreal, unrealizable. There are 4 forms of the Subjunctive Mood in English: the Conditional Mood, the Suppositional Mood, Subjunctive1 and Subjunctive2.
Subjunctive
Conditional mood
The Conditional Mood has 2 tenses: the present and the past.
The Present Conditional is formed by means of the auxiliary verbs should and would and the Indefinite Infinitive of the main verb. The Present Conditional is used to express an action which would have taken place under certain conditions in the present and future.
The Past Conditional is formed by means of the auxiliary verbs should and would and the Perfect Infinitive of the main verb. The Past Conditional is used to express an action which would have taken place under certain conditions in the past.
Suppositional Mood is formed by means of the auxiliary verb should and the infinitive of the main verb without the particle to. The Suppositional Mood has two tenses: the present and the past.
Suppositional mood has two tenses: the present and the past.
The Present Suppositional is formed by means of the auxiliary verb should and the indefinite infinitive of the main verb.
The Past Suppositional is formed by means of the auxiliary verb should and the perfect infinitive of the main verb.
Suppositional mood
Subjunctive2 has two tenses: the present and the past.
The Present Subjunctive2 coincides in form with the Past Indefinite Indicative. The only exception is the verb to be the Present Subjunctive2 of which has the form were both in the plural and in the singular.
The Past Subjunctive2 coincides in form with the Past Perfect Indicative.
Subjunctive2 represents an action as contrary to reality.
The Present subjunctive2 refers to the present and future.
The Past Subjunctive2 refers to the past.
Subjunctive 2 mood
Subjunctive1 coincides in form with the infinitive without the particle to. It has no tense distinctions- the same form may refer to the present, past and future.
Subjunctive 1 mood
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