例 1. If itwereSundaytomorrow, Iwould go and seemy friends.
译文:明天要是星期天的话,我就去看望我的朋友。(与将来事实相反)
例 2. If I were you, I should go and try.
例 3. If youhad listenedto me, youwouldn’t have madeso many mistakes.
译文:你如果听了我的话,就不会犯这么多的错误。(与过去事实相反)
2. wish 型虚拟语气
例 2. I wish shehad takenmy advice.
译文:那时她要是接受我的建议就好了。(与过去事实相反)
例 3. I wish youwould stayan hour longer.
译文:我希望你再待一个小时。(对将来发生的事情表示祝愿或愿望)
3. 情态动词+have done 表虚拟
例 1. I told him to go there himself, but perhaps Ishould have gonetogether with him.
译文:我让他自己去那里,但也许我本应该和他一道去。(与过去事实相反)
例 2. But wecould have doneit all so much better.
译文:但是,我们本可以把这一切做得更好。(与过去事实相反)