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ALL Verb Grammar Terms IV/V: Tense, Voice, Mood, ...

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  • active
    VOICE; the subject (nominative) does the action of the verb
  • 3 PERSONS
    1st, 2nd, 3rd
  • 2nd PERSON singular
    you (tu)
  • 1st PERSON plural
    we (nos)
  • 2nd PERSON plural
    you all (vos)
  • MOOD
    represent the manner (modus) in which the speaker conceives of the action (factual, hypothetical, etc.)
  • imperfect
    TENSE; ongoing/incomplete past
  • NUMBER
    singular or plural (one or more than one)
  • VOICE
    shows relationship of subject of a sentence and the action of the verb
  • PERSON
    the subject of the verb
  • imperfect meaning
    was verbing, kept on, used to, etc.
  • imperative
    the action is conceived as a direct command (from imperat - command, order)
  • 3rd PERSON plural
    they
  • pluperfect meaning
    had verbed
  • 1st PERSON singular
    I (ego)
  • subjunctive
    the action is conceived as wished, possible/potential, hypothetical (could, would, should) (from subiungit - join with, unite, connect)
  • 3 MOODS
    indicative, imperative, subjunctive
  • pluperfect (plus + perfect)
    TENSE; time before perfect tense; occurring before another past action
  • perfect meaning
    verbed, has verbed, did verb
  • 3rd PERSON singular
    he, whe, it
  • future perfect
    TENSE; future action occurring before another future action
  • present meaning
    verbs, is verbing, does verb
  • future meaning
    shall/will verb
  • future
    TENSE; time yet to come
  • future perfect meaning
    will have verbed
  • 2 VOICES
    active and passive
  • indicative
    the action is conceived as fact (from indicat - show, reveal, point out)
  • present
    TENSE; now
  • passive
    VOICE; the subject (nominative) receives the action of the verb
  • 6 tenses
    present, imperfect, future, perfect, pluperfect, future perfect
  • tense (meaning)
    WHEN the action of the verb happens
  • perfect
    TENSE; completed/one time past action
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