1. 虛擬語氣 
　　1） 概念 
　　虛擬語氣用來表示說話人的主觀愿望或假想，所說的是一個條件，不一定是事實，或與事實相反。 
　　2） 在條件句中的應用 
　　條件句可分為兩類，一類為真實條件句，一類為非真實條件句。非真實條件句表示的是假設的或實際可能性不大的情況，故采用虛擬語氣。

　　1.1 真實條件句 
　　真實條件句用于陳述語氣，假設的情況可能發生，其中 if 是如果的意思。
 
　　時態關系 
　　句型： 條件從句　　　 主句 
　　一般現在時　　 shall/will + 動詞原形 
　　If he comes, he will bring his violin. 
　　典型例題
　　1.2 表示對將來的假想 
　　句型：　 條件從句　　　　　　 主句 
　　一般過去時　　　　　 should+ 動詞原形 
　　were+ 不定式　　　　 would + 動詞原形 
　　should+ 動詞原形 
　　If you succeeded, everything would be all right. 
　　If you should succeed, everything would be all right. 
　　If you were to succeed, everything would be all right.
　　1.3 混合條件句 
　　主句與從句的動作發生在不同的時間，這時主，從句謂語動詞的虛擬語氣形式因時間不同而不同，這叫做混合條件句。 
　　If you had asked him yesterday, you would know what to do now. （從句與過去事實相反，主句與現在事實相反。） 
　　If it had rained last night (過去), it would be very cold today (現在).
　　1.4 虛擬條件句的倒裝，虛擬條件句的從句部分如果含有were, should, 或had, 可將if省略，再把were, should或had 移到從句句首，實行倒裝。 
　　Were they here now, they could help us. =If they were here now, they could help us. 
　　Had you come earlier, you would have met him =If you had come earlier, you would have met him. 
　　Should it rain, the crops would be saved. =Were it to rain, the crops would be saved. 
　　注意：在虛擬語氣的從句中，動詞’be’的過去時態一律用"were"，不用was， 即在從句中be用were代替。 
　　If I were you, I would go to look for him. 如果我是你，就會去找他。  
　　If he were here, everything would be all right. 如果他在這兒，一切都會好的。 
　　典型例題 
　　_____ to do the work, I should do it some other day. A. If were I　　 B. I were　C. Were I　D. Was I 
　　答案C. 在虛擬條件狀語中如果有were, should, had這三個詞，通常將if省略，主語提前, 變成 were, should, had +主語的形式。但要注意，在虛擬條件狀語從句中，省略連詞的倒裝形式的句首不能用動詞的縮略形式。如我們可說 Were I not to do., 而不能說 Weren’t I to do.