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Free Use of Forms Expressing Unreality
TheUse of Forms Expressing Unreality in a Special Type of Exclamatory Sentences§ 153.The form of the Past Indefiniteincluding the form wereis used in the following type of exclamatory sentences to ex- press a wish which cannot be fulfilled. e.g. Oh, if only Daddy were home! In the above examples reference is made to the present. With When the sentence refers to the future we find would + infini- e.g. If it would only stop raining for a single day! § 154. The choice of forms expressing unreality which has § 155. If an action is represented as an actual fact, the Indica- condition (i.e. an unreal condition which is not expressed by an if- The Present Conditional Mood is used with reference to the e.g. "Are you intending to marry her? I think it would be very be a crime to sell such a picture. e.g. Twenty years ago I would have strongly disapproved of you. (The implied condition is "if it had been twenty years ago.") possible. § 156. The modal verbs can and may which cannot have ana- e-g. He's never asked me about it though he knows I could never tell him a lie. When reference is made to the past, could and might are com- e-g. There was a wonderful concert at the Victoria Hall we could have gone to. But we missed it. Why on earth didn't he send to say that he was ill? We § 157. Sometimes the unreal condition is not merely implied e.g. But for you, I would give up everything. I'd never have got a job like that off my hands but for your help. But for... is rendered in Russian as если бы не... § 158. The Conditional Mood and the forms could and might would have associated romance. notion as he would have expected. In the old days she would have tried to make him see why § 159. Sometimes the Conditional Mood and the forms could Ask Miss Thompson when it would be convenient to see her. "I suppose I'm prepared to accept their offer." "I should Why, I should have thought there could be no two answers to that. I should have said he is nothing out of the ordinary. Compare it with the similar use of the Subjunctive Mood in This function of the Conditional Mood and of the forms could § 160. There are a few other modal verbs and set phrases which e.g. Don't you think Sybill ought to have her tonsils seen to? "Will you do it?" she asked him in an uneasy tone. "Oh, I'd much rather you did it," he said. She decided that they had better stay in town for another week. She should be pleased with what she has. Note. Note that in object clauses after would ('d) rather the same forms are e.g. He'd rather they left him alone. I'd rather he hadn't spoken in that abrupt manner. The above modal verbs and set phrases do not express actions
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