Verb Mood and Tense

What is a shift in verb mood?

• When a sentence contains two or more verbs, both verbs should maintain the same voice.

• When there is a shift in the verb.

• In English grammar,tense shift refers to the change from one verb tense to another (usually from past to present, or vice versa) within a sentence or paragraph.

I recommend that Sharoon trust her instinct when it comes to people.

The sentence above uses the verb mood in the

A.indicative.

B.subjunctive.

C.interrogative.

D.conditional.

• A.

• B.

• C.

• D.

Which of the following is an example of a sentence in the subjunctive mood?

A.Plan your beloved relative's important life event with thoughtfulness.

B.He could make the party a success, if all the relatives arrived.

C.Jorge behaves as if the chief guest had already arrived.

D.Miranda helps her family members organize their social gatherings.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Jorge was excited about teaching his sister how to ride a bicycle. He was fond of his little sister, and if you have a loveable sibling you would feel the same thing yourself. Zara, Jorge’s sister, was only 5, but she loved trying out new things. She had learned to play the piano in one month, and was that not a great accomplishment? Zara even excelled at learning Italian from her aunt Margarita. Anyone loved teaching Zara a new skill because she was such an eager learner.

That sunny Sunday afternoon, Jorge got his camera ready before he started his bicycle riding lesson.

“Be sure to grab the handles firmly, and a helmet should always be worn,” he advised his beloved sister. “If you were to sit more comfortably, you will not fall off.”

“Stay near me, and I might do a good job if you could help,” Zara shared her eagerness.

Which of these best identifies the shift of mood in this sentence?

Be sure to grab the handles firmly, and a helmet should always be worn.

• from conditional to imperative

• from interrogative to subjunctive

• from imperative to indicative

• from indicative to conditional

You could borrow my car if you mowed the yard.

The sentence above uses the verb mood in the

A.subjunctive.

B.imperative.

C.indicative.

D.conditional.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which verb mood is the following sentence written?

Do you want to ride my bike?

• Indicative Mood

• Imperative Mood

• Interrogative Mood

• Conditional Mood

;Which verb mood is the following sentence written?

Don’t drop the dishes.

• Indicative Mood

• Imperative Mood

• Interrogative Mood

• Conditional Mood

is the sentence written correctly?

Jayce practiced his math problems and got all of them correct on the test.

• Yes

• No

Fix any verbs that dont match the tense of the verb written in blue. (There are 2)

Brian took the clipboard, will walk down the hall, and passes it to the art teacher.

• walked/passed

• will walk/will pass

• walked/will pass

• will walk/will pass

Fix any verbs that dont match the tense of the verb written in blue. (There are 2)

When Chase finishes grading the papers, he took them back to work and had put them in the file cabinet.

• finished/put

• will finish/will put

• will finish/put