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选修 10
Unit 4
Grammar The Subjunctive Mood
The Subjunctive Mood
If I were Andy Lou, I would be in Hong Kong now.
I wish I were a millionaire.
We suggest that everyone should help the AIDS patients.
When to use the Subjunctive Mood in English?
hypotheses
wishes
suggestion
虚拟语气
虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式(verb structure),用来表示说话人所说的话不是一个事实(fact),而只是一种假设(hypotheses ) 愿望(wishes)、建议(suggestion) 或怀疑doubt等等。
The definition of the Subjunctive Mood
虚拟语气应该注意的几点:
1)表示不太可能出现的情况”, 条件从句一般用过去时,主句用would do, should do 或 might /could do;
2)表示“本可能发生却未发生的事情”, 条件从句用过去完成时,主句用would have done, should have done, might / could have done
The old men would find it difficult to get a job if they left the farm.
I should be surprised if it was less than five pounds.
If I frightened those birds, they might fly off and I would never see them again.
If I were you, I would accept the office.
If I were asked to define my mood, I’d say “bored”.
If he had taken his doctor’s advice, he might not have died so soon.
If he had realized that, he would have run away while there was still time.
If she had not married, she could have e special in the filed.
“将来不太可能出现的情况”, 条件从句用 should do, were to 或一般过去时,主句用 would do, should do, could/might do.
If it should rain tomorrow, the sports meet would have to be put off.
I could see the surface of the moon with my own eyes if I were to go to the moon some day.
What would you do if he failed e tomorrow?
注意:含有 should 的条件句,:
If there should be another flood, what shall we do?
Ask her to leave a message if she e.
3. 在正式英语文体中,if 从句中的第一个动词如果是should, were 或 had, 可将此动词置于句首,替代 :
Were it all true, it would still not excuse their actions.
Had the captain been more careful, his ship would not have sunk.
Should any e, I would say you are not here.