Subjunctive Mood

虚拟语气在 if 条件句中的用法

如果我有一千万，我就能买一栋房子 . 我有一千万吗？ 没有。 所以我仍然没有房子。 如果我有翅膀，我就能飞。 我有翅膀吗？ 没有。 所以我也没办法飞。 如果把整个太平洋的水倒出， 也浇不息我对你爱情的火 整个太平洋的水全部倒得出吗？ 不行。 所以我并不爱你。

These show your good wishes or dreams.

It is evident that they are not real or they can’t come true

表示说话人的愿望、假设、猜测或建议，而不表示客观存在的事实。

romantic , unrealistic, best wishes

If I were a child, I would be happier.

If he were a bird , he could fly in the big blue sky.

If I had a lot of money, I would buy a villa （别墅） .

1.If I were a child, I would be happier.2.If he were a bird , he could fly in the big blue sky.3.If I had a lot of money, I would buy a villa .

When( 时间） Structure ( 结构）

与 ____ 事实相反( 现在 , 过去 , 未来 )

If sb________________ ，

sb________________.

Discover1

现在 were/did( 动词过去式） ...

would/could do( 动词原形 ) …

Practice1 Tell what the following people are thinking.

Two-year-old: If I ________(can) talk, I _____________(tell) my mother that I hate peas.

14 year-old: I _____________(be) happier if I _______(can) drive.

16-year-old: If I ________(have) a car, my friends andI_______________ (go) out every night.

19-year-old: if I ______(have) a lot of money, _______________(attend) a private( 私立的 ) university.

could would tell

would be could

would attend

had

had

could go

If you had worked hard ,you would have passed the exam .

If they had had enough rain last year, they would have gained good harvest.

If he had driven more carefully

yesterday, he would not have had the

car accident .

1.If you had worked hard ,you would have passed the exam .2.If they had had enough rain last year, they would have gained good harvest.3.If he had driven more carefully yesterday, he would not have had the car accident.

When( 时间） Structure ( 结构）

与 ____ 事实相反( 现在 , 过去 , 未来 )

If sb__________________,

sb__________________.

Discover2

过去

had done( 动词过去分词）…

would (not) have done( 动词过去分词）…

Practice 2 1.I _________________ (study) English when I was a child if I _________________(know) the importance ( 重要性 )of it. 2.I didn’t see your sister at the meeting. If she________________ (come), she_________________ (meet) my brother. 3. Miss Jiang explained the homework to the class yesterday. If Judy ____________________(pay) more attention at the time, he__________________ (not miss) her instructions( 介绍 ).

would have studied

had known

had come would have met

had paid

would not have missed

If it were/ should be fine tomorrow , I would go to see him.

If I should visit/ were to visit/ visited my alma mater( 母校 ) next time, I would go to the library .

One years later ,maybe you will be in University

If they should play/were to play / played

better next time , they would not fail again.

1.If it should be/were fine tomorrow , I would go to see him.2.If I should visit/ were to visit/ visited my alma mater next time, I would go to the library .3.If they should play/were to play / played better next time , they would not fail again.

When( 时间） Structure ( 结构）

与 ____ 事实相反( 现在 , 过去 , 未来 )

If sb__________________,

sb__________________.

Discover3

未来

would (not) do …

were/ should be/

should do / were to do / did

Practice3 1.If it _________________________ (rain) tomorrow,

we ____________ (not go) out.

2. I don’t like exams. If there _______________ (be) no

exam tomorrow, I __________ (see) a movie.

3. Eason doesn’t think he will ever win a singing

Competition （比赛） . If, by chance, he

______________________ (win), he ____________

(spend) the prize money on a computer.

should rain/were to rain/rained would not go

would see

would spend

were/should be

were to win/should win/won

Conclusion 虚拟语气在 if 条件句中的用法When If sb_____( 条件

句 )Sb ______ （主句）

与现在事实相反

与过去事实相反

与将来事实相反

助动词 be 用 were

实义动词 do 用 did

would should + do sth could might

had done

did / were should dowere to do

would should + do sth could might

would should + have done sth could might

If the God ________________________(give) meanother chance ， I_____________ (tell)the girl

three words: I love her! If our love _________ (have to) be set a time limit, I wish it ___________ (be)10,000 years!

should /were to give/gave

would tellhad to

would be

如果上天能够给我一个再来一次的机会，我会对那个女孩子说三个字：我爱你。如果非要在这份爱上加上一个期限，我希望是 -- 一万年 !

Topic 1:

What would you do if you won the lottery( 彩票 )?

Topic 2:

What would (not) have happened if the terrible

earthquake hadn’t hit Sichuan Province in 2008?

Topic 3:

If you were a volunteer of World Hakka

Conference （世客会 ) in HeYuan, what would you do?

Homework Choose one of the topics to

discuss with your groups and list your ideas on your exercise book.