##  [Verb moods: Indicative, imperative or subjunctive?](/en/quiz/verb-moods-indicative-imperative-subjunctive-eng)

There are three verb moods in English: indicative, imperative and subjunctive. Do you know which one to use when?

If you think you’re up to the challenge, try to identify the mood of the verbs in square brackets in the following sentences.

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1. It’s important that the report \[be submitted\] by 9:00 a.m. on Monday.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

2. We could have met the deadline if the tasks \[had been\] better delegated.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

3. If the report is not finished by end of day Friday, we \[will have\] to work over the weekend to meet the Monday morning deadline.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

4. The owner asks that the last person to leave at night \[turn\] off all the lights.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

5. If you’re the last person to leave at night, \[turn\] off all the lights.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

6. I wish that my favourite neighbourhood café \[were\] still open on Sundays.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

7. \[Go\] to another café. There are plenty to choose from in your neighbourhood.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

8. What \[is\] your favourite workout routine?imperative

indicative

subjunctive

9. If need \[be\], I will do it myself.imperative

indicative

subjunctive

10. When we went on our annual trips to Alberta, we \[would\] always spend an afternoon in downtown Calgary.imperative

indicative

subjunctive