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Paris zhao Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Mood and tense

"In English, tense only refers to the verb form in indicative mood. " Is this conclusion correct?
  

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paris zhao "In English, tense only refers to the verb form in indicative mood. " Is this conclusion correct? No.

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  • paris zhao "In English, tense only refers to the verb form in indicative mood.
  • " Is this conclusion correct?
  • No.
  • In American English the subjunctive mood appears to be alive and kicking.
  • There are present and past tense forms of the subjunctive.
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paris zhao"In English, tense only refers to the verb form in indicative mood. " Is this conclusion correct?
No. In American English the subjunctive mood appears to be alive and kicking. There are present and past tense forms of the subjunctive.
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Indeed, the subjunctive has been in decline, but rumors of its death are premature.

http://www.writingcentre.uottawa.ca/hypergrammar/moods.html
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