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Believer Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
How are they distinguishable?
Hi,
As far as I know, the forms of the indicative and the subjunctive are the same except for few circumstances. Can you give me some examples of the present subjunctive in regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs? Can you also give me some examples of the past subjunctive in regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs?
I think I am trying to fugure out is how to distinguish between those sentences with regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs, in indicative and in the subjunctive when they are supposed to have the same structural forms.
As far as I know, the forms of the indicative and the subjunctive are the same except for few circumstances. Can you give me some examples of the present subjunctive in regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs? Can you also give me some examples of the past subjunctive in regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs?
I think I am trying to fugure out is how to distinguish between those sentences with regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs, in indicative and in the subjunctive when they are supposed to have the same structural forms.
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*** bless America [subjunctive, for wish] *** blesses America (with) . . [indicative, for a simple statement] The subjunctive is manifested by the absence of the -s suffix on verbs in the third person singular present ( bless rather than blesses ).
- *** bless America [subjunctive, for wish] *** blesses America (with) .
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- [indicative, for a simple statement] The subjunctive is manifested by the absence of the -s suffix on verbs in the third person singular present ( bless rather than blesses ).
- English used to have both present and past forms of the subjunctive for all verbs, but the only verb to keep these forms is be .
- For verbs other than be , the only remaining form of the subjunctive is the third person singular present.
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*** bless America [subjunctive, for wish]
*** blesses America (with) . . . [indicative, for a simple statement]
The subjunctive is manifested by the absence of the -s suffix on verbs in the third person singular present (bless rather than blesses). English used to have both present and past forms of the subjunctive for all verbs, but the only verb t
*** blesses America (with) . . . [indicative, for a simple statement]
The subjunctive is manifested by the absence of the -s suffix on verbs in the third person singular present (bless rather than blesses). English used to have both present and past forms of the subjunctive for all verbs, but the only verb t
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Can you give me some examples of the present subjunctive in regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs? Can you also give me some examples of the past subjunctive in regular verbs, other than 'be' verbs?As already explained above, other than be, the only forms that show the subjunctive are the third person singular forms without the s or es ending in the
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