MOOD

Indicative, Imperative, Subjunctive

What is mood?

 LIFE DEFINITION
 How you are feeling at a given time

 LITERATURE DEFINITION
 The reader’s emotional response
 The atmosphere of a story
“Mood” in Grammar

 DEFINITION: The form a verb takes to

indicate the ATTITUDE of the person
using the verb.
Tense, Voice, Mood

 TENSE – shows time (past, present,

future)

 VOICE – shows who’s doing an action or

having action done to them

 MOOD – shows attitude (telling a fact,

giving a command, expressing a wish)
Indicative Mood

 Express a fact, opinion, or question

It is 84 degrees in here.
I think I am going to pass out.
Can we please turn the heat down?

Write one sentence in indicative mood.

Imperative Mood

 Direct command or request

Show me the money.

Now give me the money.
Don’t call the police.

Write one sentence in IMPERATIVE mood.

Subjunctive Mood

 PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE:
 To express a suggestion, a necessity, or an
indirect command/order

 PAST SUBJUNCTIVE:
 To express an untrue condition, or a wish or
desire.
What does the subjunctive
mood look like?
Common verbs:

ask, demand, determine, insist, move,

order, pray, prefer, recommend, regret,
request, require, suggest, and wish.
What does the subjunctive
mood look like?
Present Subjunctive:

The teacher recommended that I be in her

class.
I recommend that you be on time the rest
of the year.
The judge suggested that we be given first
prize.
Present subjunctive cntd.
 I demand that he do the assignment.

 Her mom insisted that she not play

tomorrow night.

 I insist that Michael come early.

 I strongly suggest that he cooperate with

the police.
 PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

I wish you were in my English class.

I wish Mr. McGowan weren’t so awesome.

If I were you, I wouldn’t do that.

Write one sentence in PRESENT

SUBJUNCTIVE, and one sentence in
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE.
What mood? Indicative,
Imperative, Subjunctive?
1. Maria translates articles into Spanish.
2. I wish you were here.
3. Bring me the towels.
4. I suggest that you be quiet now.
5. Please be quiet.
6. The coach asked that each player practice
twice each day.
7. The coach wishes the rugby team be more
motivated.