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The indicative mood indicates a simple statement of fact:  "I'm here."

The indicative mood indicates a simple statement of fact:  "I'm here."

==Subjunctive mood==

==Subjunctive mood==

The subjunctive mood expresses a hypothetical, counterfactual, or desired situation.  A counterfactual present situation is expressed in the past subjunctive:  ''If I were king...'' (which the speaker is not).  A counterfactual past situation is expressed in the past perfect subjunctive:  ''If I had been king...'' (which the speaker was not at the relevant time, if ever).  A desired situation can be expressed in the present or future subjunctive:  ''I request that he be there/should be there at noon.''  ''God save the Queen!''  The future subjunctive also expresses a possible future situation in a dependent clause:  ''If I should die before I wake....''

The subjunctive mood expresses a hypothetical, counterfactual, or desired situation.  A counterfactual present situation is expressed in the [[tense|past]] subjunctive:  ''If I were king...'' (which the speaker is not).  A counterfactual past situation is expressed in the past perfect subjunctive:  ''If I had been king...'' (which the speaker was not at the relevant time, if ever).  A desired situation can be expressed in the present or future subjunctive:  ''I request that he be there/should be there at noon.''  ''God save the Queen!''  The future subjunctive also expresses a possible future situation in a dependent clause:  ''If I should die before I wake....''

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==

The imperative mood expresses a command:  ''Go!''  It typically exists only in the second person and in the first person plural.  Some languages, like [[Spanish]], have a separate polite imperative based on the subjunctive.

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.

==See also==

==See also==

*[[Imperative (Greek)]]

*[[Imperative (Greek)]]

[[Category:Grammar]]

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