Subjunctive Mood

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Use Practice 1 & 2  to learn the concept before doing the Quiz.  
​You only get one chance on the quiz, so practice as many times as you need.

Practice 1          Practice 2
I'll post the quiz link later.

Quick Tip:

• In a "what if..." or "you'd better..." situation, use the verb tense that doesn't sound right.

Longer Explanation:

• Use "subjunctive mood"
  • when something isn't true but you're imagining what things would be like if it were true
  • when someone is insisting or strongly requesting that you do something
• To do it, use the plural form of the verb (the spelling that would normally go after the word "we").
• If the subject of a "you'd better" clause is "we," subjunctive uses "be" instead of "are" or "were."

​Examples: 

• If I was/were you... 
  • I'm not you, so use the plural form, "were."
• If he was/were my son...
  • He's not my son, so use the plural form, "were."
• Her boss insisted that she sell/sells 30 items a day.
  • ​The boss is insisting, so use the plural form, "sell."
• ​They requested that we are/be here early.
  • ​The subject of the "you'd better" clause is "we," so use "be."