The time, as well as the number of times the event took place, is unspecified: "We have lived in São José for ten years now." (São José is where we're living now.)Įxpresses an action that occurred at an indefinite time in the past or which occurred at least up to the present moment. The action indicated began in the past and extends to the present, or influences the present: Shows that an action is completed at the present. They are formed by the auxiliary HAVE/HAS, HAD, or SHALL/WILL HAVE + the PAST PARTICIPLE. The Perfect Tenses denote that an action is completed at the present, at some past time, or at some future time. "He will open the umbrella and go out in the rain". It is formed by the auxiliary Shall/Will + the infinitive form of the verb: Shows that an action will take place in the time to come. "He opened the umbrella and went out in the rain". Shows that an action took place at some previous time: “The sun rises in the east and sets in the west." “He opens the umbrella and goes out in the rain". There are six tenses in the indicative mood - three simple and three perfect - to show the time of an action - past, present or future. "If I were you, I would take the chance". The Subjunctive Mood is the mood of doubt, condition, wish, imagination, and the like. The Imperative Mood is the mood of command or request. It is a statement presented as a fact, or a question of a fact. There are three moods: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive. The mood (or mode) of a verb shows the manner in which a statement is made. Voice - which tells whether the subject performs an action or is the object of the action. Tense - which tells whether the subject is involved in a present, past, or future action. Mood - which tells whether the speaker regards an action as a fact, a command, or a condition.
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