Conjugation, << `kon` juh GAY shuhn, >> is a complete list of the forms of a verb by mood, number, person, tense, and voice. A synopsis is a summary of these forms in only one person.
Each verb form expresses a different shade of meaning. Progressive forms indicate an action in progress at any particular time (“The first film was showing when we arrived”). Emphatic forms may add a degree of emphasis, but they are used primarily to form questions (“Does it show? “) and negative statements (“It does not show“). The imperative mood gives commands (“Show what it is like”). The subjunctive mood expresses urgency (“The people insisted that the film be shown“); wishing (“I wish it were being shown now”); or reflects a condition contrary to fact (“If the film were shown, we would be in trouble”).
