高中英语二轮复习语法专项虚拟语气
1、虚拟条件句的三种基本类型:与现在事实相反、与过去事实相反、与将来事实相反。
条件句有真实条件句和非真实(虚拟)条件句两种。真实条件句所表示的假设是有可能发生的,而非真实条件句则通常表示一种假想,与事实相反或不大可能会发生:
if i have time, i will go with them. 假若我有时间,我就同他们去。(陈述语气)
if i were you, i would go with them. 假若我是你,我就同他们去。(虚拟语气)
▲ 与现在事实相反
若与现在事实相反,条件从句的谓语用过去式(be通常用were),主句谓语用“should (would, could, might)+动词原形”:
if i knew her number ,i could ring her up. 要是我知道她的电话号码,我就可以给她打电话了。(可惜我不知道)
▲与过去事实相反
若与过去事实相反,条件从句的谓语用过去完成时(had+过去分词),主句谓语用“should (would, could, might)+have+过去分词”:
if i’d left sooner,i’d have been on time. 要是我早点动身,我就准时到了。(但我动身太迟了)
▲与将来事实相反
若与将来事实相反,条件从句的谓语用过去式(be通常用were),主句谓语用“should (would, could, might)+动词原形”:
if i asked him,i’m sure he’d help us. 如果我向他提出要求,肯定他会帮助我们。(不过我不打算这样做)
注:几点特别说明
① 主句谓语中的should主要用于第一人称后。would, might, could的大致区别是:would表示结果,might表示可能性,could表示能力、允许或可能性。比较:
if you tried again ,you would succeed. 要是你再试一试,你就会成功的。(would表结果)
if you tried again, you might succeed. 要是你再试一试,你可能会成功的。(might表可能)
if you tried again ,you could succeed. 要是你再试一试,你就能成功了。(could表能力)