英语 虚拟语气一直受到语言学家及语法学家们的关注。他们从各个方面对虚拟语气进行了分析,包括给虚拟语气下定义,进行分类,讨论其在交际中的功能,甚至也争论其存在的价值,而随着语言学发展,虚拟语气的意义构建成为研究重点。学好虚拟语气对于学习英语的整体有着极大的帮助!
英语虚拟语气学习指导1.虚拟语气在条件句中的用法
(1)若表示与现在事实相反的假设,则条件从句中用过去式,主句中用过去将来式(would,should,could,might + 动词原形);若表示某事将来实现的可能性不大,则条件从句中用should + 动词原形也可用“were to+动词原形”或用过去式动词。
I would certainly go if I had time.(现在)
If it should rain,we wouldn’t go out.(将来)
If I knew German,I would read the paper to you.(现在)
If he were here,we could ask him.(现在)
(2)若表示与过去事实相反的假设,从句中用过去完成式,主句中用过去将来完成式(should,would,could,might + have + 过去分词)。
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If I had worked hard at school, I would be an engineer, too. 如果我在学校学习刻苦的话,我现在也会使工程师了
If they had informed us, we would not come here now. 如果他们通知过我们的话,我们现在就不会来这里了。
②从句的动作与现在事实相反,而主句的动作与过去事实不符。
If he were free today, we would have sent him to Beijing. 如果他今天有空的话,我们会已经派他去北京了。
If he knew her, he would have greeted her. 要是他认识她的话,他肯定会去问候她了。
③从句的动作与过去发生的情况相反,而主句的动作与现在正在发生的情况相反。
If it had not been raining too much, the crops would be growing much better. 如果天不下太多的雨的话,庄家会长得更好。
If he had been working hard, he would be working in the office now. 要是他工作一直努力的话,他现在已进了办公室了。