虚拟语气和情态动词
虚拟结构(不论从句或主句)常可用情态动词的过去式,即could,might,wou1d等加不带to的动词不定式或不带to的动词不定式完成式,来作谓语动词。这些情态动词除表示虚拟结构外,本身还有独立的意思。如:
If I were you,I Would go.我如果是你,我就愿意去。
If he were here,he might agree with you.假如他在这里,他可能会同意你。
I Would help you if I could. 假如我能够的话,我一定帮助你。
If it had not been for their help,we could not have succeeded. 如果没有他们的帮助,我们是不可能成功的。