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Lesson: Verbs Overview (continued)
Mood
indicative (facts and ordinary statements)
I joined a drama club.
It meets on Wednesdays.
imperative (commands)
Join the drama club. Meet on Wednesdays.
interrogative (questions)
Are you joining the drama club? Do you meet on Wednesdays?
conditional (situations that involve certain conditions)
I should join the drama club. I would join if I could.
subjunctive (statements about wishes or situations contrary to fact)
If he were joining the club, I could ride home with his carpool. I wish she were joining.
Check Your Understanding
Fill in the blanks with verbs in the appropriate tense, voice, and mood.
Scorpions _____________ interesting. They _____________ on Earth for about 430 million years. One very early scorpion, Brontoscorpio, _____________ gills and _____________ mostly in the water. It _____________ about three feet long! I wish I _____________ able to go back in time to see one.
If I _____________ do that, I _____________ see a world very different from today’s world. _____________ me what you _____________ to go back in time to see.
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