- •The oblique moods
- •Subjunctive I
- •Subjunctive II
- •The use of subjunctive II
- •Object clauses
- •Attributive clauses after the phrase "It's (high) time..."
- •Predicative Clauses
- •Adverbial Clauses of Comparison
- •Adverbial Clauses of Concession
- •The conditional mood Subjunctive II in Adverbial Clauses of Condition
- •Four Types of Conditional Sentences in English
- •The suppositional mood
- •1. Independent Use
- •2. Dependent Use
- •2.1. Parallel Use of the Suppositional Mood and Subjunctive I
- •2.2. Both tenses of the Suppositional Mood are used in the following patterns:
2.2. Both tenses of the Suppositional Mood are used in the following patterns:
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It
{
is
was
natural
understandable
characteristic
surprising
strange
curious
odd
doubtful
impossible
unpleasant
a pity
a shame
possible*
that
smb. should do smth.
smb. should have done smth.
It is natural that she should want to come too. (Понятно, что она тоже хочет прийти.)
It was surprising that she should object. (Было удивительно, что она возражала.)
It is curious that she should have been absent. (Странно, что ее не было.)
It was not surprising that she should have changed her mind. (Не удивительно, что он передумала.)
*Note: “possible” is used only in interrogative sentences: Is it possible that he should have said so?
In affirmative sentences “may+infinitive” is mostly used: It is possible that he may know this.
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to think
to believe
to consider
to find
it
natural
strange
curious
odd
pleasant
unpleasant
possible
impossible
that
smb. should do smth.
smb. should have done smth.
I think it only natural that he should like his job. (Я считаю естественным, что ему нравится его работа.)
They find it curious that he should have refused. (Им кажется странным, что он отказался.)
We thought it odd that he should think so. (Нам показалось странным, что он так думает.)
He believed it impossible that anybody should have succeeded where he had failed. (Он считал невозможным, чтобы кто-нибудь преуспел там, где он потерпел неудачу.)
Also possible: I think it only natural that he likes the job.
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to be astonished
to be sorry
to be pleased
that
smb. should do smth.
smb. should have done smth.
I’m astonished that she should have said so. (Меня удивило то, что она это сказала.)
I’m sorry that you should think so. (Мне жаль, что вы так думаете.)
I was pleased that she should like the book. (Я был рад, что книга ей нравится.)
I was pleased that she should have spoken about my book. (Я был рад, что она упомянула о моей книге.)
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to fear
to worry
to be afraid
to be uneasy
lest
smb. should do smth.
I’m afraid lest it should be too late. (Боюсь, что уже слишком поздно.)
I feared lest he should be unwell. (Я боялась, что он нездоров.)
She worried lest they should miss the train. (Она боялась, что они опоздают на поезд.)
She was uneasy lest the neighbours should complain about the dog. (Ее беспокоило, не пожалуются ли соседи на собаку.)
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to fear
to worry
to be afraid
to be uneasy
that
smb.
may/might
can/could
do smth.
smb.
may/might
can/could
have done smth.
I’m afraid that it may (might) be too late. (Боюсь, что уже слишком поздно.)
She worried that they might have missed the train. (Она боялась, что они опоздали на поезд.)