Verb Moods

Indicative - states a fact or something that is really happening

Imperative - issues a command

Interrogative - asks a question

Subjunctive - a wish, a hypothetical situation, something not really happening

Conditional - depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

This sentence is written in the imperative mood. How can it be rewritten in the conditional mood?

Go to the store for bread and milk.

A) I went to the store and bought bread and milk.

B) Can I have some money to get bread and milk at the store?

C) I could get bread and milk at the store if you give me some money.

D) If I wish hard enough, bread and milk will magically appear in the kitchen.

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Jimena Berger

5 April, 08:09

Verb Moods

Indicative - states a fact or something that is really happening

Imperative - issues a command

Interrogative - asks a question

Subjunctive - a wish, a hypothetical situation, something not really happening

Conditional - depends on something else to happen under certain conditions

This sentence is written in the imperative mood. How can it be rewritten in the conditional mood?

Go to the store for bread and milk.

A) I went to the store and bought bread and milk.

B) Can I have some money to get bread and milk at the store?

C) I could get bread and milk at the store if you give me some money.

D) If I wish hard enough, bread and milk will magically appear in the kitchen.

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Rowan Morton · Answer 1

C) I could get bread and milk at the store if you give me some money.

Answer choice C is written in the conditional. Getting bread and milk at the store depends on whether or not the speaker is given money. The biggest indicator here of the conditional mood is the word "if".

The other option that has the word "if" is option D. However, it uses the verb wish and talks about bread and milk magically appearing. This is not likely to happen so it is written in the subjunctive mood.