- •Lesson 1 General Characteristics of the Moods in English Definitions
- •The Number of Moods in Modern English
- •General Notions of the Moods in me
- •Lesson 2 The Forms of the Oblique Moods
- •Subjunctive I
- •Subjunctive II
- •The Conditional Mood
- •The Suppositional Mood
- •The Condition Referring to the Future
- •Lesson 3 The Use of the Oblique Moods in Complex Sentences of Unreal Condition
- •Lesson 4 Different Structures of Sentences that Express Unreal Events
- •Lesson 5 Other Uses of the Oblique Moods
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in Subject Subordinate Clause
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in the Object Subordinate Clause
- •Lesson 6 The Use of the Oblique Moods in Predicative Subordinate Clauses
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in Attributive Appositive Clauses
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in Adverbial Clauses of Comparison (Manner)
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in Subordinate (Adverbial) Clauses of Purpose
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in Adverbial Clauses of Concession
- •The Use of the Oblique Moods in Adverbial Clauses of Time and Place
- •Lesson 7 Simple Sentences
Lesson 7 Simple Sentences
Meaning |
Form |
Examples |
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1. |
A real wish (in slogans) |
Subjunctive I may + the Indefinite Infinitive |
Long live Russia! May success attend you! |
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2. |
An unreal wish |
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- present/future |
Present Subjunctive II |
Were I in London now! If only I were in London now! |
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- past
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Past Subjunctive II |
Had I seen him! If only I had seen him! |
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3. |
In oaths, imprecations
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Subjunctive I |
Manners be hanged! Confound these flies! |
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4. |
In set expressions |
Subjunctive I |
Suffice, it to say that... Be it so. God forbid! Far be it from me to... |
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