Verb Mood Examples

Verb Mood Examples Verb Mood Let's review. A verb expresses an action or state of being in the sentence. You already know that a verb's tense refers to when the action occurs. The mood of a verb refers to manner or attitude in which the action is expressed. Verbs-the actions or states of being they express-can be stated as facts, wishes, possibilities, or commands. Examples of Verb Mood: The English language has three verb moods: 1) Indicative Mood-expresses fact, opinion, assertion, question; this is the mood for most of our verbs. 2) Imperative Mood-expresses a command; imperative sentences are written in the imperative mood-remember that the subject is often an understood "you". 3) Subjunctive Mood-expresses a wish for something to be true, or expresses something that is contrary to what actually is Examples of sentences with verbs having indicative mood: 1) I want a chocolate ice cream cone. 2) Atlanta is the capital of Georgia. 3) Coconut tastes funny. 4) Are you going to the party? Examples of sentences with verbs having imperative mood: 1) Clean your room, now. 2) Martha, put your paper in the box. 3) Show your work on the math test. Examples of sentences with verbs having subjunctive mood: 1) If only I were at the beach right now. 2) I wish you had brought your new bike. 3) If I were you, I would be excited about the play.