Today is high time for you to revise, and for some of you to learn different moods in English. Once again remember: this is simple!

There are only three moods in English: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive.

Some of my students want to make such mistake, but please, note, we can’t say that Conditional is a mood.

Let’s discover the Indicative, and Imperative moods today.

Indicative mood shows real actions:

• You work from 10 am to 18 pm.
• The bus arrives at 9.45 am.
• We dislike sweets.
• It is usual for him not to sleep during the whole day.
• I know, you are right.
• Sorry, could you wait a minute?
• Where are the children?
• Do you want some more juice?
• She will be here in half an hour.
• May I come in?

Imperative mood expresses orders, demands, offers, and prohibitions.

We form the Imperative mood in three ways:

1) We use the infinitive without “to”:

• Stop this!
• Dance! Dance! Dance!
• Don’t do that.
• Help yourself.
• Make yourself at home.
• Hurry! Hurry up!
• Be my guest.
• Take a seat.
• Please, sit down.
• Come in.
• Come here, kitten. Don’t be afraid.

2) We use “let” + infinitive without “to”:

• Let’s study the further examples!
• Let’s go to the cinema.
• Let it be.
• Don’t let me go.
• Don’t let him in!
• Let’s not argue about the past.
• Let her go. She will be back.
• Let’s ask him. He knows everything, I am sure.
• Let me say.
• Let’s go by bus. I dislike trains.

3) We use the Imperative phrase + will/won’t you, would you, can/can’t you, could you, etc.

• Post this letter for me, could you?
• Don’t tell anyone about it, won’t you?
• Don’t stay here, can’t you?
• Go there, will you?
• Don’t ask anyone about me, won’t you?
• Tell the chief that I feel bad, would you?

You have already heard these phrases during our classes, haven’t you?

Now we just discovered how to use these moods correctly.