Although whether or not something is easy is a subjective concept, it is important to remember that it is the speaker's attitude or belief about what he or she is stating that determines the mood. In this final example in the Spanish preterite tense, the speaker clearly states the objective truth about what happened in the past: Fuimos a buscar (We went to look for) seashells, and no fue (it wasn't) easy. Yes! We went to look for shells but it wasn't easy to find them.Ĭaption 13, Guillermina y Candelario El Manglar Play Caption ¡Sí! Fuimos a buscar conchas pero no fue fácil encontrarlas. Let's take a look at an additional example. In this example of the future indicative tense in Spanish, the speaker states (with certainty) what it is he will talk about. However, many examples of verbs in the indicative mood in Spanish won't be quite so straightforward.Ĭaption 11, Sonido Babel El candombe de Uruguay Play Caption Such phrases referring to certainty like Estoy seguro que (I'm sure that) or even Yo creo que (I believe that) are tip-offs that the verb(s) that follow(s) will be in the indicative because they indicate conviction. This speaker says in the Spanish present indicative tense that he's seguro (sure) that he will be able to help the person to whom he's speaking. I'm sure that I am going to be able to help you with something.Ĭaption 7, Yago 9 Recuperación - Part 7 Play Caption Most simply put, the indicative mood describes facts, things about which the speaker is certain, or "the objective truth." Let's take a look at some examples of sentences with verbs in the indicative mood.Įstoy seguro que voy a poder ayudarla en algo.
That said, let's delve deeper into the three grammatical moods in Spanish: the indicative, the subjunctive, and the imperative. "Moods" are not the same as tenses, which convey when things happen, and each of the sixteen Spanish tenses fall into one of the three mood categories. In a nutshell, "modality" refers to a speaker's attitude toward what he or she is saying, which might entail such concepts as possibility, probability, certainty or doubt. What are grammatical "moods"? Many definitions of grammatical moods in linguistics explain them as features of verbs that describe "modality." But, what is "modality"?
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