46.1 We have already learned three moods of Greek verbs: the indicative, infinitive, and imperative.
- The INDICATIVE mood indicates FACTS about actions or states.
- The INFINITIVE mood is a VERBAL NOUN.
- The IMPERATIVE mood is used to give COMMANDS.
In this lesson, we introduce another mood: the SUBJUNCTIVE.
46.2 The subjunctive mood primarily refers to HYPOTHETICAL actions in the PRESENT or FUTURE, i.e., in the same time covered by the PRIMARY tenses of verbs. There are only three tenses of the subjunctive, each of which expresses ASPECT, not time:
- PRESENT
- ongoing aspect
- AORIST
- simple aspect
- PERFECT
- completed aspect
Since the SUBJUNCTIVE mood always refers to hypothetical events, it NEVER has an augment.