Verb Moods Practice

Tweety will leave his cage if Sylvester is not home.

• indicative

• imperative

• conditional

• subjuntive

I wish “Dexter’s Laboratory” was still on the Cartoon Channel.

• subjunctive 

• conditional

• imperative

• interrogative 

I suggest that you watch cartoons every Saturday morning. 

• subjunctive

• conditional

• interrogative

• indicative

Clean your room before you watch television!

• subjunctive

• imperative

• interrogative

• conditional 

Garfield will happily perform any task if he is rewarded with lasagna.

• indicative

• imperative

• conditional

• interrogative

What is the verb mood in the following: She just wants to sleep in until noon.

• Interrotagive

• Subjunctive

• Conditional

• Indicative

Answer explanation

This is just a factual statement. It is indicative.

What is the verb mood in the following: Put away your phone and go to bed!

• Interrotagive

• Imperative

• Conditional

• Indicative

Answer explanation

This is like a command, so it is imperative. There is an imaginative "You" as a subject.

What is the verb mood in the following:

I wish I were old enough to vote in the election!

• Interrotagive

• Imperative

• Conditional

• Subjunctive

Answer explanation

This is a wishful thinking statement, which makes it subjunctive.

What is the verb mood in the following: Stop playing with that fidget spinner!

• Interrotagive

• Imperative

• Conditional

• Subjunctive

Answer explanation

This is a command with an implied "you" as a subject, so it's imperative.

What is the verb mood in the following: If I were old enough, I would totally go.

• Interrotagive

• Imperative

• Indicative

• Subjunctive

Answer explanation

This one is like wishful thinking- it implies that they are not old enough, so it is subjunctive.