Moods of Verbs

What is the mood of the verb in the following sentence? Please take out the garbage before you leave.

• subjunctive

• imperative

• interrogative

• indicative

What is the mood of the verb in the following sentence?

You might be able to do your homework without help.

• subjunctive

• imperative

• interrogative

• indicative

What is the mood of the verb in the following sentence?

• subjunctive

• imperative

• interrogative

• indicative

What is the mood of the verb in the following sentence? Tell me the truth.

• subjunctive

• imperative

• interrogative

• indicative

What is the mood of the verb in the following sentence? Look where you are going.

• subjunctive

• imperative

• interrogative

• indicative

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence: I wish I were playing video games right now.

• indicative

• imperative

• emphatic

• subjunctive

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence: Are you going to the hockey game tonight?

• indicative

• imperative

• emphatic

• subjunctive

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence: The two boys gave a tour of the school to the interested family.

• indicative

• imperative

• emphatic

• subjunctive

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence: Several students will be absent, whether it be due to illness or the weather.

• indicative

• imperative

• emphatic

• subjunctive

Identify the mood of the verb in the following sentence:

Do your chores.

• indicative

• imperative

• emphatic

• subjunctive

Answer explanation

In this sentence, the word "do" is not an auxiliary verb -- it is the main verb, so it is not emphasizing another verb. Instead, this is a command; therefore, it is imperative mood.