混合条件句
【归纳】
混合条件句又称错综时间虚拟条件句,指主句和从句所指的时间不一致,动词的形式需要根据表示的时间来调整。如:
1. 事实:I did not catch the bus this morning, so I am late now.
条件句:If I had caught the bus this morning, I would not be late now.
条件从句表示与过去事实相反的假设,而主句表示与现在事实相反的结果。由此可知,混合条件句可以用来谈论"想象的过去事件可能对现在造成的影响"。其构成形式是:If +主语+ had done, 主语+ would +动词原形。
2. 事实:I am not good at French. I did not understand what that man said.
条件句:If I were good at French, I would have understood what that man said.
条件从句表示与现在事实相反的假设,而主句表示与过去事实相反的结果。由此可知,混合条件句可以用来谈论"非真实的想象中的现在状态可能对过去造成的影响"。 其构成形式是:If +主语+动词过去式(be过去式用were), 主语+ would +have done。
【即学即练】
I. 将下列句子改写为虚拟条件句。
1. I didn't learn Chinese, so I am not able to translate this passage for you.
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2. Simon forgets his wallet, so he didn't buy the book.
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