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→‎Imperative mood: the first person plural imperative in English
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In counterfactual statements, the independent clause is expressed in the conditional, which is sometimes considered to be a mood distinct from the subjunctive:  ''If I were king, what riches I would give you.''
 
In counterfactual statements, the independent clause is expressed in the conditional, which is sometimes considered to be a mood distinct from the subjunctive:  ''If I were king, what riches I would give you.''
 
==Imperative mood==
 
==Imperative mood==
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The imperative mood expresses a command:  ''Go!''  It typically exists only in the second [[person (grammar)|person]] and in the first person plural.  Some languages, like [[Spanish]], have a separate polite imperative based on the subjunctive.
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The imperative mood expresses a command:  ''Go!''  It typically exists only in the second [[person (grammar)|person]] and in the first person plural (''Let's go!'').  Some languages, like [[Spanish]], have a separate polite imperative based on the subjunctive.
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Imperative (Greek)]]
 
*[[Imperative (Greek)]]
 
[[Category:Grammar]]
 
[[Category:Grammar]]
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