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Subjunctive Mood

The subjunctive mood expresses actions or states that are doubtful or not factual, categorized into present and past subjunctive. The present subjunctive uses the base form of a verb in noun clauses following suggestions, demands, or requests, while the past subjunctive uses the past form of a verb for hypothetical situations, often employing 'were' for all subjects. Examples illustrate its application in expressing desires, conditions, and comparisons.

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Subjunctive Mood

The subjunctive mood expresses actions or states that are doubtful or not factual, categorized into present and past subjunctive. The present subjunctive uses the base form of a verb in noun clauses following suggestions, demands, or requests, while the past subjunctive uses the past form of a verb for hypothetical situations, often employing 'were' for all subjects. Examples illustrate its application in expressing desires, conditions, and comparisons.

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Subjunctive Mood

- The subjunctive mood is used to talk about actions


or states that are in doubt or not factual.
Two types:
1. Present subjunctive
2. Past subjunctive
Present subjunctive:
- The present subjunctive is formed with the base
form of a verb. It occurs only in noun clauses
beginning with that. These clauses follow verbs,
nouns, or adjectives that express suggestions,
demands, or requests.
Words of suggestion: - The doctor suggested I
propose, recommend, sleep more.
recommendation, suggest, - It is important that he sleep
suggestion, advise, more.
advisable, critical, desirable, - The doctor’s suggestion is
important, vital, urge that they sleep more.
- It is advisable that she sleep
more.
Words of demand: demand, -My parents have demanded
imperative, insist, necessary, that I be quiet at night.
order, require, required -Your parents require that
you be quiet at night.
-It will be imperative that
she be quiet at night.
Words of request: ask, beg, -I ask that you have more
prefer, request, wish patience with the other
students.
-The teacher requested that
Nick have his project finished
earlier
To make a subjunctive clause I recommend that you not
negative, add not before the exercise until you feel
subjunctive verb. better.
Note: that is optional

Past subjunctive:
- The past subjunctive* is formed with the past form
of a verb that describes a state, condition, or
habit. It is used to talk about hypothetical or
imaginary situations. With the verb be, the form
were (not was) is usually used for all subjects.
Use Example
After the verb wish to I wish Sally were here to help us.
express an unfulfilled desire He wishes he could run faster.
After if (only) in second If people drove smaller cars, we
conditional sentences (followed would all breathe cleaner air.
by a clause with would, could, or If I were taller, I could reach the
might) top shelf.
You might like her if you knew
her better
After the verbs suppose and Suppose you met the president.
imagine, expressing unreal What would you say?
conditions (usually followed by a Imagine you were rich. What
sentence with would or could) could you do?
After as though or as if to make She acts as though she were very
a comparison to an imaginary rich, but she’s not.
condition He drives as if he were in a
Formula 1 race.

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