The Subjunctive Mood(英语资料)

The Subjunctive Mood

The Subjunctive Mood

the verb forms

mainly to express assumptions

to extend a good wish

to propose a will or

to indicate a special attitude.

The situations in which the subjunctive mood is used?

Conditional Clauses(条件从句)

Object Clauses(宾语从句)

Subject Clauses(主语从句)

Predicative Clauses (表语从句)

Appositive Clauses (同位语从句)

Other clauses etc.

Sentences of unreal Condition(虚拟条件句）

The basic verb forms of sentences of unreal condition:

1. Condition contrary to the fact of the present time:

If ...did/were, ...would/should/could/ might +v.

2. Condition contrary to the fact of the past time:

If...had done, ...would/should/could/might +have done

3. Condition contrary to the fact of the future time:

If ... A: did/ were ...would/should/could/might +do

B: were to +do

C: should +do

Condition contrary to the fact of the future time:

If ... A: did/ were

B: were to +do

C: should +do

... ...would/should/could/might +do

If it snowed/ should snow / were to snow tomorrow, I should/would stay at home.

the inverted form in conditional sentences:

If there is ―were‖, ―had‖, or ―should‖ in conditional clause, we can omit ―if‖ and use the

inverted form.

Were it necessary, I might resign. Had you informed me earlier, I wouldn’t have signed the contract. Should I have time, I would call on her. Were they to get married, they would be happy. Were he living happily, I would be very much astonished.

Conditional sentences with mixed time（错综时间条件句）