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Meanings of indicative mood in English

Portuguese
indicativo

A mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact.

        indicativo
        Usage of indicative mood in English
        1
        Still the indicative mood, still not for a moment the conditional!
        The Shadow of the Rope
        2
        Vyatite is a finite verb in indicative mood, as pointed out by the commentator.
        The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
        3
        The auxiliary particle gives the indicative mood its grammatical being.
        History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1 / ...
        4
        It's all ' indicative mood, common noun, third person, singular number, and agrees with John.'
        The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 / A Magazin...
        5
        Perfect tense, indicative mood, 'I have found it!'
        The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 / Devoted To L...
        6
        A distinctive and indicative mood.
        The Secret Places of the Heart
        7
        Look at the same tense in the indicative mood, and you will readily perceive the distinction between the two conjugations.
        English Grammar in Familiar Lectures / Accompanied by a compendi...
        8
        You see the correctness of our position, that we can not positively assert a future active in the indicative mood.
        Lectures on Language, as Particularly Connected with English Gra...
        9
        That's the indicative mood.
        The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
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