Verb Mood & Verbal BBS 1st Year Business English

 

Verb Mood

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The mood is an attitude implied by the speaker in his statement. So, verb mood expresses the facts, commands, and conditions. Examples: 

a.      They sell their share every year. ( Facts)

b.     Type the letters and dispatch them immediately. ( Command)

c.      If we were in the Middle East, our market would flourish fast. ( Condition)

Three moods in English: indicative, imperative, subjunctive and conditional

·        Indicative Mood makes statements or asks questions involving facts. Examples:

a.      The new version of Microsoft Windows will be available in February.

b.     Are you going to the opening session today?

·        Imperative Mood: gives commands, instructions or makes requests and is used for second person ‘You’. Examples:

a.      Would you mind helping him? ( request)

b.     Email all the clients today. ( command)

c.      Please, invite the workers on time. (Request)

d.     First, turn to the right, walk a few steps and take a left turn. ( Instruction)

·        Subjunctive Mood: expresses a wish, a doubt, or an unlikely condition. Examples:

a.      The workers are unlikely to go on strike. (unlikely condition)

b.     I wish there could be more profit in our new business. (wish)

c.      Should we end the meeting by 12, we can advertise the new products?

·        Conditional Mood: expresses the possibility if the condition is met and it uses the verbs such as could, might, would etc. but ‘should’ is never used in conditional mood. Examples:

a.      I would arrange well for a meeting if I was informed on time.

b.     If she applied for the job, she might be selected earlier.

c.      The company could have been in debt if a bank had increased the interest rate

Verbal

Verbal (https://youtu.be/_-Os_opC38k ): A verb used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb is called verbal. Verbal cannot be as verbs in sentences. Examples:

a.      John plans to sell his share of his company.

b.     Smiths’ habit is investing money in silver.

c.      She trims the overgrown bushes of the yard.

•      Three types of verbal- the infinitive, the gerund and the participle

•      The Infinitive: verb with the prefix ‘to’ that can be a noun, adjective or adverb such as to +rent = to rent, to + judge = to judge, to + hire= to hire

Examples:

a.      They have agreed to replace the warehouse. (Adverb)

b.     Julie’s dream to be a business person remains incomplete. (Adj.)

c.      Skinner plans to travel to America this winter. (Noun)

The gerund: a verb with suffix –ing that function like a noun such as type+ ing = typing, create + ing = creating, direct + ing = directing. The gerund can be used in phrases or an object.

a.      The designing building is the responsibility of architects. (Sub.)

b.     John’s habit is sending emails. ( predicate nominative)

c.      They enjoy celebrating the company’s anniversary. ( direct object)

·        A participle is a verb form used as an adjective or a verb phrase such as planning, overgrown, or having experienced. Examples: Three types of participle: Present, Past and Perfect

·        Present Participle is a verb formed by adding the suffix ‘–ing’ to the present verb. Examples:

a.      All workers planning to work in the fields must arrive by 6 am. ( Adj.)

b.     She is renting her apartment while she goes to America. ( verb)

·        Past Participle is a verb formed by adding the suffix ‘-e/ed’ to regular verbs. Irregular verbs are formed by changing the spelling of root words. Examples:

a.      They hired some workers yesterday. (verb- regular)

b.      Compensation was distributed to chosen employees. ( Adj.- irregular)

·        A perfect Participle is a verb formed by combining ‘having and past participle’ and is always used as an adjective in sentences. Examples:

a.      She, having displayed her anger, left the office.

b.     Denim, having experienced on strike, stopped production. 

 

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