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Verb Moods
Indicative Imperative Interrogative Conditional Subjunctive
Mood of Verbs
Your verbs have moods, just like
you!
What is verb mood?
• The mood of a verb indicates the
state of being or reality.
• Confused?
• Let me try to explain…
The Five Moods
• There are five moods in the English
language; some are more complicated
than others.
– indicative
– imperative
– interrogative
– conditional
– subjunctive
Let’s look at each more closely.
Set up a tree map/five-column notes page.
Indicative Mood
• Indicative mood indicates a state of
reality.
• Most sentences in English are in the
indicative mood.
• Indicative mood states a fact, describes
what happened, or gives details about
reality.
Indicative Mood Examples
• It simply is what it
is!
• He was laughing.
• The girl has curly
brown hair.
• The shopkeeper
closed his doors.
Imperative Mood• Imperative mood indicates a state of
command.
• It is used when you are telling
someone/something to do something
or act in some way.
Imperative Mood Examples
• The subject is often
implied in the
imperative mood.
• (You) Sit down!
• (You all) Come in and
start your notes.
• (You messy children)
Wash your hands
before dinner.
Interrogative Mood
• Interrogative mood indicates a state of
questioning.
• Interrogative mood usually is asking for
a course of action to be done or for
some information to be given.
Interrogative Mood Examples
• Have you seen my
car?
• Who was that?
• What kind of pie do
you want?
• How would you like
your burger cooked?
• Interrogative mood
uses “question words.”
• Often, the
subject/verb order is
reversed in
interrogative
sentences.
Conditional Mood• Conditional mood indicates that
something might cause something
else to happen.
• Conditional mood indicates that one
thing will lead to another.
Conditional Mood Examples
• Conditional mood
often uses words like
could, would, might.
• Often linked to a
subjunctive mood
phrase with the
word “if.”
• Mowing a field on a
hot, dry day might
start a brush fire.
• The bomb might
explode if you jiggle
the switch.
• I might see hover
cars if I were to live
to be 110-years-old.
Subjunctive Mood• This mood is not often used
anymore, but it still survives in some
instances.
• This mood indicates a hypothetical
state, a contrary state to reality.
Subjunctive Mood Examples
• If I were a millionaire, I
would purchase a house
in each time zone.
• If I were you, I would
get a new car.
• You basically use the
subjunctive mood
when you know the
event is highly
unlikely.
• They are the “If I were
you…” types of
statements.
Notice that the verb
changes in the
subjunctive; instead of “was” it becomes “were”.
Notice that the verb
changes in the
subjunctive; instead of “was” it becomes “were”.