1. Moods of the Verb

2. Tab of Ideas : Eye Know
Look at these icons, what is the emotion shown by each? Check your work using the key on the next page.

3. Eye Know : Key Tab of Ideas
The icons show an in love, a shocked, and a happy face.
Good job! You identified the emotions correctly! Those emotions are the representations of “mood” for people. However, in our focus for today, we are going to talk about “different” moods – the moods of the verb.
Tab of Ideas
The mood refers to the forms of the verb indicating the manner in which the action is thought or expressed.
There are five basic moods the indicative, interrogative, imperative, conditional, and subjunctive mood.
Let us try to talk about one mood at a time.

4. First of all, what is a MOOD?
Moods of the Verb
First of all, what is a MOOD?
mood = a way to express the attitude of the speaker to what is being said. There are 5 moods in English.

5. Indicative Mood Makes a statement, stating facts
Used for many purposes
Examples:
Al needs to clean his room today.
Joe plays outside. (The speaker thinks it's a fact.)
It will rain soon. (The speaker thinks it's a fact.)
She was studying all day long. (The speaker thinks it's a fact.)

6. Imperative Mood
Used for commands or direct requests, expressing an order
Used for dramatic effect or when trying to persuade
Doesn’t have to end in an exclamation point
Examples:
Al clean your room today!
Go outside! (This is a command.)
Close the door, please. (This is a request.)
Don't move the object. (This is an instruction.)

7. Subjunctive Mood
Use to express things that are not facts: wishes, possibilities, doubts, suggestions, conditions, etc.
Examples:
Al wished he were finished cleaning his room.
She insists he wash his hands before dinner.
If I were the president, I would create more jobs.

8. Conditional Mood
Expresses an action or idea that is dependent on a condition
Expresses hypothetical situations
Examples:
If Al had cleaned his room, he could have played.
If you ate fruit, you would be healthier.
Lisa will be very happy if she wins the prize.
If it rains, then we will stay at home.

9. Always ends in a question mark Example:
Interrogative Mood
Used to ask a question
Always ends in a question mark
Example:
Have you cleaned your room yet, Al?

10. Practice This is the largest carrot I have ever seen. Is she happy?
Bring me my camera.
If that were my garden, I would never have to buy vegetables at the store.
I wish I were taller.