内容正文:
subjuctive
mood
Would you mind if I opened the door?
I wish I had not done that.
语气
英语的动词一般可带有三种不同的语气:陈述语气,祈使语气和虚拟语气。不同的语气用动词的不同形式(有的还借助句法形式)来表示。
虚拟语气
虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式,
一是用来表示说话人所说的话不是一个事实,而是一种假设、猜测、怀疑等(常用在条件状语从句中或让步状语从句中);
一是表示说话人的愿望、要求、命令、建议等 (常用在名词性从句中)。
简言之,即:不是事实或不大可能发生的事情,就用虚拟语气来表述
虚拟语气的概念
用所给动词的适当形式填空
1.He suggested we ___________(start) off early the next day.
2.It’s high time you ___________ (go) there.
3.She made the demand that she ____________ (leave) at once.
4.How I wish I _______(be) a bird and could fly freely in the sky!
5.I would rather you _______ (pay) me now.
6.We insisted they ______________ (not be) present at such meeting.
7.If only I ______ (have) an apartment of my own now!
8.John pretends as if he ___________ (not know) the thing at all, but in fact he knows it well.
should start
went / should go
should leave
were
paid
should not be
had
did not know
1. should + 动词原形的结构
表示命令、要求、建议等意义的词有关的名词性从句要使用虚拟语气,即从句中的动词使用should + 动词原形,或者将should省略。