虚拟语气详解

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虚拟语气用来表示说话人的主观愿望或假想,而不表示客观存在的事实,所说的是一个条件,不一定是事实,或与事实相反。虚拟语气通过谓语动词的特殊形式来表示。英语中的语气分为陈述语气、祈使语气、虚拟语气三类。

I. 条件句可分为两类,一类为真实条件句,一类为非真实条件句。非真实条件句表示的是假设或实际可能性不大的情况,故采用虚拟语气。

If he doesn't hurry up,he will miss the bus.如果他不快点,他将错过巴士。( 真实)

If there were no air,people would die.如果没有空气,人就会死亡。(不可能没有空气。非真实,虚拟语气,与现在事实相反)

1、表示与现在事实相反的情况:

If I were you,I would take an umbrella.

2、表示与过去事实相反的情况:

If I had gotten there earlier,I should/would have met her. 如果我早到那儿,我就会见到她。

3、表示对将来情况的主观推测:

If he should come here tomorrow,I would talk to him.(事实:来的可能性很小,不可能)

## 当虚拟条件句的谓语动词含有were,should,had时,if可以省略,这时条件从句要用倒装语序,即把were,should,had等词置于句首

## 在多数情况下,条件会暗含在短语中,如without„,but for„(要不是因为...)等

But for his help,we would be working now.

II. 动词wish后接宾语从句时,从句谓语要用虚拟语气。若要表示与现在事实相反的愿望,从句谓语用一般过去时或过去进行时(同样be动词换成were);若表示与过去相反的愿望,从句谓语用would / could+have +过去分词或者过去完成时had done(注意这里的情态动词不能用should);若表示将来没有把握或不太可能实现的愿望,用would (could)+动词原形。

I wish prices would come down. 我希望物价能降下来。

I wished I hadn't spent so much money. 但愿我没有花这么多钱。

III.表示“坚持”后的宾语从句,指insist的宾语从句,从句谓 语由“should+动词原形”构成,其中的should在美国 英语中通常可以省略

I insisted that he (should) stay. 我坚持要他留下。

Exception:若谓语动词所表示的动作尚未发生,或尚未成为事实,则用虚拟语气;若谓语动词所表示的动作已经发生,或已经成为事实,则要用陈述语气。

He insisted that I had read his letter. 他坚持说我看过他的信。

He insisted that I should read his letter. 他坚持要我看他的信。

另外还有:表示“命令”后的宾语从句(order, command的宾语从句);表示“建议”后的宾语从句(advise, suggest, propose, recommend等的宾语从句)注:suggest

与insist有相同的exception。表事实时,suggest译为表明,认为。表示“要求”后的宾语从句(ask, demand, require, request等后的宾语从句);表示“提议”“投票”后的宾语从句(move, vote等后的宾语从句);表示“敦促”后的宾语从句(指动词urge后的宾语从句);表示“安排”后的宾语从句(指动词arrange后的宾语从句);表示“希望”“打算”后的宾语从句(desire, intend后的宾语从句);表示“指示”后的宾语从句(direct后的宾语从句);

IV. 表情绪.观点的形容词或名词也要用虚拟语气.如:necessary、important、impossible、natural、strange、surprising、funny、right、wrong、better、a pity ,the shame ,no wonder等。 句型:It is.......that +主语从句,从句的谓语动词都要用should+原形或只用动词原形。

V. 在even if,even though 所引导的让步状语从句中用may/might+动词原形,may/might可以省略,表示与现 在相反的情况;从句用过去完成时,表示与过去相反的情况,类似的词有though/even though/whatever/however/so long as; 主句、从句的结构与if所引导的条件从句结构相同。

Even if he were here himself,he should not know what to do.即使他亲自来也不知该怎么办。(事实:他没来)

VI. 在whatever,whichever,whenever,whoever,wherever,however,no matter wh-等引导的让步状语从句中,从句虚拟语气结构为:指现 在或将来:may +do。

We will find him wherever he may be. 无论他在哪里,我们都要找到他。

VII.其他类型

It is time that I went to pick up my daughter at school. 我该去学校接我的女儿了。

【典型例题】

1) If I had seen the movie, I ______________ you all about it now.

A. would tell B. will tell C. have told D. would have told

解析:错选D。此题考查混合条件句。从句表对过去的虚拟,主句表对现 在的虚拟,所以正确答案为A。

2)The volleyball match will be put off if it ___.

A.will rain B. rains C. rained D. is rained

解析:答案B。真实条件句主句为将来时,从句用一般现在时。

3)_____ to do the work, I should do it some other day.

A. If were I B. I were C. Were I D. Was I

解析:答案C. 在虚拟条件状语中如果有were, should, had这三个词,通常将if省略,主语提前, 变成 were, should, had +主语的形式。但要注意,在虚拟条件状语从句中,省略连词的倒装形式的句首不能用动词的缩略形式。如我们可说 Were I not to do., 而不能说

Weren't I to do.

4). My suggestion is that she ________ more exercise, which will do a lot of

good to her.

A. takes B. must take C. take D. took

解析:错选A。本题要表达“我的建议是她(应该)多锻炼,这对她会有很大好处。”符合虚拟的条件,所以正确答案为C。空前面省略了should.