Moods Week 1
Mood Mood is a term in grammar that identifies utterances (verbs) as being statements, expressions of wish, commands, questions, etc 'Mood' is derived from 'mode', but at some stage the vowel changed by association with the completely different word 'mood', meaning a state of mind
Moods in English grammar Declarative/Indicative Imperative Interrogative Subjunctive Conditional
Moods Week 2
Declarative mood He was seen I am walking home. They are singing. This is a statement Verbs take their "usual" position following the 'subject' He was seen I am walking home. They are singing. He is not a dancer. We are very happy.
Moods Week 3
Imperative mood Used for commands or instructions Occurs only in the second person, and the subject ("you") is generally not explicitly stated Listen! Do not smoke here. Let me do the talking. Let them dance.
Moods Week 4
Interrogative mood Question Marked by starting a clause with an auxiliary verb or a WH-word Can you do that? What time is it?
Moods Week 5
Subjunctive mood Used to express if-then statements Typically marked in the present tense by the auxiliary "were" plus the continuous (-ing) form of the verb I am eating, so I will sit. (Factual/Declarative) Were I eating, I would sit. (Counterfactual) If they were eating, they would sit. (Counterfactual conditional / If-then) God save the king (subjunctive) If I were you... (subjunctive)
Moods Week 6
Conditional mood Denote or imply a probable future action Verbs: could, would, should, may and might in combination with the root stem of the verb I may think of quitting You could go to the store I might meet you tomorrow