V Most common verb mood

V Expresses statements and questions of

fact or opinion
V id you go to class yesterday?
V Yes, the professor is so wacky that I don·t
like to miss her lectures.
V How many stories did she tell you about
Bolivia?
V Expresses directs commands, advice
and requests, for which ´youµ is the
understood subject
V hut the door!
V Please remove your shoes before
entering the gallery.
V Keep your arms and legs inside the
vehicle.
V Expresses wishes, hypothetical situations,
indirect advices and requests
V I wish I had found a nicer apartment next
fall.
V If am were running for student body
president, he would surely win.
V I recommend that he read Harry Potter
before deciding all books ´suckµ.
V °or indirect advice and requests, use the
simplest form of verb (for example, be,
have, run, pretend, believe). In such
cases, the subjunctive part of the
sentence is often preceded by a phrase
like ´it is important/ urgent/ necessaryµ or
a verb like ´insistµ, ´demandµ, ´adviseµ
etc. (with or without the word ´thatµ)
V imone asked that we be quiet.
V It is important that he hire a lawyer.
V °or present tense wishes and
hypothetical questions, use the past
tense form of the verb(or, when
appropriate, add ´couldµ, ´mightµ, or
´wouldµ before the simple form of the
verb. If ´to beµ is subjunctive, always use
´wereµ.
V I wish I had a million bucks.
V I wish I were in the Bahamas.
V °or past tense wishes and hypothetical
situations, use the same form as the past
perfect tense (or, when appropriate,
add ´mightµ, ´couldµ, or ´wouldµ before
the present perfect form of the verb).
V If Yoko hadn·t been sick, we might have
finished the project on time.
V I wish you had taken an earlier flight; we
could have had dinner together.
V þote that subjunctive is used with ´if..µ
statements only if the statement is
hypothetical or supposed rather than
true. If the statement may be true, use
the indicative mood.
V honsider the following sentences:
V If my sister were dancing with a
lampshade on her head, this party would
be more fun.
V If my sister was dancing with a
lampshade on her head, I didn·t see her.
V 4o at once.
V it own.
V What is your name?
V Excuse me.
V I wake up early in the morning.
V Barking dogs seldom bite.
V Is that your husband?
V Keep quiet.
V on·t be silly.
V Work hard.
V If he______ in better shape, he would be
a great addition to the rugby team.
a. would have been
b. was
c. were
d. would be
V vhe coach wishes the rugby team_____
more motivated, but he still helps the
team as a whole, not just the ones who
show promise.
a. were
b. would be
c. would have been
d. was
V vhe coach asked that each player_____
twice each day.
a. practiced
b. practice
c. would practice
V vhe executive board of the rugby team
required that each member_____ twenty
five dollar dues.
a. pay
b. had paid
c. paid
V We wished that we____ þew York·s rugby
team.
a. beat
b. would have beaten
c. had beaten
V I would grab the ball if I _____ closer to it.

a. was
b. were
c. had been
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