内容正文:
The Subjunctive Mood
虚拟语气
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。不同的语气一般用动词的不同形式(或者句法形式)来表示。
Eg. My name is Jason.
Eg. Give me a bottle of water, please.
Eg. What would you do, if you were me?
虚拟语气是一种特殊的动词形式:
一、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(在条件从句中或让步状语从句中)。
二、表示说话人的愿望、要求、命令、建议等(在宾语从句、表语从句、同位语从句中)。
虚拟语气
一、虚拟语气在条件从句中的应用
虚拟条件句 主句
1.与现在事实相反的假设 If+主语+动词过去式( be动词用were) 主语+should, would, might, could+动词原形
2.与过去事实相反的假设 If+主语+had+过去分词 主语+should, would, might, could+have done
3.对于将来事情的假设 1.If+主语+were to+动词原形
2.If+主语+should+动词原形 主语+should, would, might, could+动词原形
判断练习
1. If I had time, I would attend the meeting.
【与现在事实相反的假设】
2. If he had hurried, he could have caught the train.
【与过去事实相反的假设】
3. If I were to go abroad, I would go to Germany.
【对于将来事情的假设】
翻译练习
1.如果我是你,我会加倍努力学习。
译:If I were you, I would work harder at my lessons.
2.如果我知道他的电话号码,我早就给他打电话了。
译:If I had known his telephone number, I would have called him.
3.如果明天下雨的话,我们会取消比赛。
译:If it should / were to rain, we would ca