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The Indicative Mood – the Active Voice- Finite forms of the Verb

Posted on July 5, 2023May 13, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, parts of speech, verbsTags - active, ago, always, by, continuous, day, for, future, groups, indefinite, indicative, mood, next, often, past, perfect, rarely, seldom, simple, since, sometimes, tense, that, usually, voice, when, yesterday

The Indicative mood, the Active voice tense groups include: indefinite , continuous, perfect, perfect continuous, future tense forms in the past,

What is the Person category?

Posted on July 5, 2023May 13, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, parts of speech, verbsTags - category, first, of, person, plural, second, singular, subject, third, verbs

Person: In English, there are three person categories:

first person, second person, and third person.

First person refers to the speaker or speakers.

Second person refers to the person or people being spoken to.

Third person refers to anyone or anything being spoken about.

What is the Number Category?

Posted on July 5, 2023May 13, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, parts of speech, verbsTags - category, number, plural, singular, verbs

Number is an important grammatical category in English that affects the way verbs are used in sentences.

Number: In English, there are two number categories: singular and plural:

Singular refers to one person, thing, or concept,

while plural refers to more than one.

What is the Voice of a Verb?

Posted on July 4, 2023May 11, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, parts of speech, verbsTags - action, active, by, direct, doer, expressing, object, of, passive, receiver, subject, voice, way

There are two types of voices: active voice and passive voice.In active voice, the subject of the sentence is the doer of the action.

This is the most common and direct way of expressing a sentence.In passive voice, the subject of the sentence is the receiver of the action, and the doer of the action is either not mentioned or is introduced using the preposition by.

What is the Mood of a Verb?

Posted on July 4, 2023May 11, 2024 by deliatutorCategories - grammar, parts of speech, verbsTags - a verb, ask, command, demand, express, give, hypothetical, imperative, indicative, make, mood, of, question, request, situation, statement, subjunctive, suggestion, wish

There are three main mood forms: indicative, imperative, and subjunctive.

The indicative mood is used to make a statement or ask a question.

The imperative mood is used to give a command or make a request.

The subjunctive mood is used to express a hypothetical situation, a suggestion, a wish, or a demand.