Moods of the Greek Verbs

Moods of the Greek Verbs

Indicative Mood (statements of fact or assumed fact)

E.g., “Greek is fun.”
E.g., “Dale loves Stacey.”

Subjunctive Mood (statements of contingency)

E.g., “If you study, Greek is fun.”

E.g., “Dale should love Stacey.”

Imperative Mood (statements of command)

E.g., “You must study Greek.”

E.g., “Dale, love Stacey.”

Optative Mood (statements of prayer or polite request)

E.g., “God, make Greek fun.”

E.g., “Dale, will you love Stacey?”

Infinitives (Verbs introduced by “to”)

E.g., “To study Greek is to have fun.” (substantive)

E.g., “Dale needs to love Stacey.” (dependent)

Participles (see separate sheet)