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What's the difference between a Mood, a Tense and a Voice in English Grammar?
What's the difference between a Mood, a Tense and a Voice in English Grammar?


* Mood - the speaker regards an action as a fact, a command, or a condition.
== Mood ==
* Tense - the subject is involved in a present, past, or future action.
The mood (or mode) of a verb shows the manner in which a statement is made. There are three moods: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive.
* Voice -  the subject performs an action or is the object of the action.
 
== Tense ==
There are six tenses in the indicative mood - three simple and three perfect - to show the time of an action - past, present or future.
 
== Voice ==
The Voice of a verb shows whether the subject is active or passive. The verb is active if the subject performs an action, and passive if the subject receives an action.
 
==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/English/Grammar/More-on-Tautology|More on Tautology]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/CONJUNCTIONS-→-Addition|CONJUNCTIONS → Addition]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/How-Some-pointers-when-using-Adjectives|How Some pointers when using Adjectives]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Contractions|Contractions]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Sentense-Structure|Sentense Structure]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Prepositions-of-Position|Prepositions of Position]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/That-v.s.-Which|That v.s. Which]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Since-and-For|Since and For]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Irregular-Verbs|Irregular Verbs]]
* [[Language/English/Grammar/Questions|Questions]]
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 27 March 2023

What's the difference between a Mood, a Tense and a Voice in English Grammar?

Mood[edit | edit source]

The mood (or mode) of a verb shows the manner in which a statement is made. There are three moods: Indicative, Imperative, and Subjunctive.

Tense[edit | edit source]

There are six tenses in the indicative mood - three simple and three perfect - to show the time of an action - past, present or future.

Voice[edit | edit source]

The Voice of a verb shows whether the subject is active or passive. The verb is active if the subject performs an action, and passive if the subject receives an action.

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

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