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e.g. The police insisted that the car should be removed immediately. | e.g. "The police insisted that the car should be removed immediately." | ||
==Base form of the verb== | ==Base form of the verb== | ||
e.g. The police insisted that the car be removed immediately. | e.g. "The police insisted that the car be removed immediately." | ||
==Present Simple of the verb== | ==Present Simple of the verb== | ||
e.g. The police insist that the car is removed immediately. | e.g. "The police insist that the car is removed immediately." | ||
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Revision as of 14:55, 6 February 2019
Subjunctive tense in English
There are 3 ways to express the subjunctive present in English. The first case is the most formal.
Should + base form of the verb
e.g. "The police insisted that the car should be removed immediately."
Base form of the verb
e.g. "The police insisted that the car be removed immediately."
Present Simple of the verb
e.g. "The police insist that the car is removed immediately."