Bilinguals do not usually translate from the weaker

If a reader is varying her tone and pitch while reading, she is reading with:

Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. at midnight, the little men came skipping in and were about to set to work on the leather; instead of the leather ready to cut out, they found the charming little clothes.

Which verb mood would work best for expressing a wish that is unlikely to come true? indicative imperative conditional subjunctive