| Front | subjunctive |
|---|---|
| Back | A special form (or mood) of a verb that expresses a wish or possibility instead of a fact. In the following sentences the verbs face and were are in the subjunctive mood (the ordinary indicative forms would be faces and was): The report recommends that he face a tribunal. I wish I were more organized. |
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