Grammar The Subjunctive Mood

1. GrammarThe Subjunctive Mood

2.   • People get AIDS after having been infected with HIV. • Let me do it. • Please keep quiet in the reading room. • How should we act towards people who have AIDS? • What a brave girl! • If I had HIV, I would know because I would feel sick.         

3. The Subjunctive Mood  

4.              if                                 

5. ③       ②        ①           

6.              If             would/could/should/might +V.( ) did / were   would/could/should/might+have+p.p. had done 1. did / were 2. should do 3. were to do would/could/should/ might + V.( )  

7. 1. If I had HIV, I would know because I would feel sick. • 2. If I were you ,I would give an AIDS patient a hug. • 3. If she had told him about the danger, he would not have got hurt. • 4. If I had known more about giving first aid, I could have helped them. • 5. If the teacher asked me to solve the problem next time, he would try again.

8. + did(        + had done(     ) wish +would /could/ might +do (     )       

9. I wish I were a bird.

10. I wish every day were my birthday.

11. I wish I hadn’t eaten so much watermelon.

12. I wish it would rain tomorrow.

13. I wish that she were here with me and that we weren’t sick. • I wish I had sent the old man to hospital in time. • I wish I could be with you for the next three months.

14. Demand Suggest Order Propose Request Command Insist …etc +(should ) do      

15. did        had done       as if / as though

16. Make wishes using the Subjunctive Mood. • I wish I could • get all beautiful • dresses.

17. 2. I wish I could get to the moon.

18. 3. I wish I had a magic lamp to achieve all my wishes.

19. Consolidation exercises • “Why didn’t you buy a new car?” “I would have bought one if I ___ enough money. ” • A. had B. have had C. would have D. had had • I recommended that the student ___ his composition as soon as possible. A. finishing writing B. should finish the writing C. finish writing D. finished writing 3. The Bakers arrived last night, if they’d only let us know earlier, ___ at the station. A. we’d meet them B. we’ll meet them C. we’d have met them D. we’ve met them √ √ √

20. 4. Simon looks as though he never ___ a square meal，though his parents feed him very well. A. get B. getting C. got D. should get 5. He is talking so much about America as if he ___ there. A. had been B. were C. was D. been √ √

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