Verb Moods
"Stop right now!"
What is Imperative?
A Verb that has a direct object that tells to what or whom the action was done.
What is a Transitive verb?
What is ran?
"He was going to bed"
What is was?
"I'm going on vacation."
What is indicative?
A verb used to link a predicate complement.
What is a linking verb?
"He had (bidded/bid) on the auction."
What is bid?
"He can fly a plane."
What is can?
"I wish that they won."
What is subjunctive?
A verb that does not require a direct object.
What is an intransitive verb?
"Earlier that day, they had (swam, swimmed) in the lake."
What is swam?
"He could've gone to California."
What is could've?
"He played as if he were a professional."
What is subjunctive?
Features an action verb however there is no receiver in the sentence, and the lack of said receiver is sometimes replaced with a prepositional phrase.
What is a complete verb?
"He said that the fines had (arisen/arosen) following a retroactive change in tax regulations."
What is arisen?
"Did you hear that new song?"
What is did?