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Subjunctive
Subjunctive |
The subjunctive mood is a verb mood typically used in subordinate clauses to express various states of unreality such as wish, emotion, possibility, judgment, opinion, necessity, or action that has not yet occurred. |
Subjunctive present | verb 'to work' | verb 'to be' | verb 'to have' |
-> | I work | I be | I have |
You work | You be | You have | |
He / She / It work | He / She / It be | He / She / It have | |
We work | We be | We have | |
You work | You be | You have | |
They work | They be | They have |
After these verbs: |
ask , command, demand, insist , order, |
advise , propose, request , suggest , recommend |
and these words: it is crucial / essential / important / necessary / vital (+ that) |
It is important that Sarah be on time for the interview. |
Other examples |
Dad asks that she come immediatly. |
It is essential that he be here tomorrow. |
It is vital that John take those pills twice a day. |
Mum demands that Peter get home before dark. |
The teacher suggested that Bob study harder. |
Negative form |
Fred advises that Sue not take this job, it is too dangerous. |
Passive voice |
Tom recommended that Yan be allowed to join the tennis team. |
Idioms: | |||
When somebody sneezes you say: (God) Bless you !
| 'God Bless America' is an
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God save the Queen! Long live the King! | |||
If need be I can do the job myself. | |||
Come what may I will love you until my dying day. | |||
Far be it from me to tell you what to do! but I think... |
Aladin: I want a huge palace Genie: So be it! |
Subjunctive past | verb 'to work' | verb 'to be' |
-> | I worked | I were |
You worked | You were | |
He / She / It worked | He / She / It were | |
We worked | We were | |
You worked | You were | |
They worked | They were |
After: If, suppose, imagine, as if, if only |
Examples | |
John behaves as if he were a baby. ( But he is not a baby) | |
Suppose your mother were here, what would you say? | |
If only I were a bird my days would be forever happy... |
If I were you I would choose the red one. |
After the verb: 'to wish' |
I wish Mark were here today. |
He wishes he weren't working so hard. |
I wish I were twenty again. |
Ryan is lonely, he wishes he had some friends.
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