Subjunctive Mood

Mary demanded that the heater____ immediately. Her apartment was freezing.

• repaired

• be repaired

• being repaired

• been repaired

Howard prefers that I ____ to his party.

• am going

• go

• going

• will go

Was it really necessary that I ____ there watching you the entire time you were rehearsing for the play? It was really boring watching you repeat the scenes over and over again.

• am sitting

• be sitting

• being sitting

• sitting

The leader asked that the party ________ moved to next month.

• been

• will

• is

• was

• be

When do we use the subjunctive mood?

• To express factual information and statements.

• To indicate past actions or events.

• To express hypothetical or unreal situations, wishes, recommendations, doubts, and emotions.

• To convey commands or requests.

Writers use the subjunctive mood to express ___________ or ____________ conditions.

• imaginary or hoped-for

• crazy or dreamed

• factual or logical

• cause or effect

If this ________ proven right, you would be considered innocent.

• is

• be

• was

• were

• will be

My mother would rather that my sister ________ how to play the piano

• learns    

• learn

• will learn

• learned

• has learned

12. Alice asked that all of us ________ her when she travels in Viet Nam.

• A. are going to visit

• B. will visit

• C. visited

• D. visiting

• E. should visit

What would you do if you were in Cartagena?

• I would swim if I was in Cartagena

• I would swim if I were in Cartagena

• I swam if I am in Cartagena

• I can swim if I was in Cartagena