Verb Mood - Introduction

Verb Moods

​Indicative, Imperative, Interrogative, Conditional, and Subjunctive

​Indicative Mood

INDICATE means to point out or show.

Verbs in the indicative mood indicate a fact or opinion.

Examples:

●I am too ill to go to school today.

●My English class is amazing!

●It is hot outside.

●The cafeteria is serving cheeseburgers for lunch.

​Write down the lines that use INDICATIVE mood.

IMPERATIVE Mood

IMPERATIVE means very important or crucial.

Verbs in the imperative mood express a command or request.

Examples:

●Go to school.

●Please get up and get dressed.

●Eat a healthy breakfast.

●Pack your lunch.


Note: In imperative mood, the subject of the sentence is an implied "you."

​Write down the lines in IMPERATIVE mood.

​INTERROGATIVE Mood

INTERROGATE means to ask questions.


Verbs in the interrogative mood ask a question.

Examples:

●Are you going to school?

●Do you feel ill?

●What was today’s assignment?

●What is your favorite dessert?

​Write down the lines that use INTERROGATIVE mood.

CONDITIONAL Mood

CONDITIONS are the requirements or terms that must be met before something else is possible or permitted.


Verbs in the conditional mood express something that hasn’t happened or something that can happen if a certain condition is met.

Examples:

●If I feel well, then I will go to school.

●If it rains, then I will get wet.

●If I am hungry, then I will make a sandwich.

​Write down the lines that use CONDITIONAL mood.

SUBJUNCTIVE Mood

HYPOTHETICAL means involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory.


Verbs in the subjunctive mood describe a state that is contrary to fact; something that cannot happen.

Examples:

Wish - I wish I were an astronaut.
Hypothetical - If I were rich, I would buy a beach house.
Command - I demand that everyone stop talking.
Advice - If I were you, I'd save my money to buy an alpaca.

​Write down the lines that use SUBJUNCTIVE mood.

Let's Practice...

Multiple Choice

What is the verb mood in this sentence?

If I were to win the lottery, I would go to Greece for spring break.

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• indicative

Multiple Choice

What is the verb mood in this sentence?

I might go to the mall later if I finish cleaning my room.

• conditional

• imperative

• subjunctive

• indicative

Multiple Choice

What is the verb mood in this sentence?

Were pigs to sprout wings, we'd need bigger umbrellas.

• conditional

• subjunctive

• imperative

• conditional

Multiple Choice

What is the verb mood in this sentence?

Students, you must pick up trash on the way out of the classroom.

• indicative

• imperative

• subjunctive

• conditional

Multiple Choice

What is the verb mood in this sentence?

Do you know the muffin man who lives on Drury Lane?

• interrogative

• imperative

• exclamatory

• subjunctive

Multiple Choice

What is the verb mood?

If she won the lottery, she would be happy.

• conditional

• subjunctive