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User_gary Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

indicative/subjunctive moods help

I read about subjunctive and indicative mood in many sites but I'm still struggling to understand the basic difference between these two moods. So I hope you will help me with this.
  

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" I personally love it, but I'm in my seventies. I don't think it or I can last much longer. It will take a lot of work to really learn it and few people bother to use it.

— Avangi

  • " I personally love it, but I'm in my seventies.
  • I don't think it or I can last much longer.
  • It will take a lot of work to really learn it and few people bother to use it.
  • It's used to describe things which are not true, using if clauses and swapping some verb forms around, like shall and will .
  • Many people have quit using shall altogether, so you're in for a certain amount of frustration if you expect to recognize it in everyday conversation.
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Hi Gary,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham said, "The subjunctive mood is in its death throes, and the best thing to do is to put it out of its misery as soon as possible."

I personally love it, but I'm in my seventies. I don't think it or I can last much longer.
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