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THE SUBJUNCTIVE
A. Prezent .
Are aceeasi forma cu infinitivul scurt .
Se foloseste :
- pentru a exprima urari care implica divinitatea ;
e.g. Lord bless you !
Be happy !
Enjoy your lunch !(= Pofta buna!)
Sleep tight !(= Somn usor!)
- in engleza veche (Old English) apare in regula I a lui IF ;
e.g. If she be the one , I'll be happy for you .
If this prove right , you will be punished .
- in engleza americana (American English) este folosit in locul
subjonctivului cu "should ".
B. Past
Are aceeasi forma cu past tense-indicativ ( pentru "to be" este forma
"were" la toate persoanele ).
Se foloseste :
- in regula a II-a a lui IF ;
- dupa verbul wish , pentru a exprima o dorinta / regret in legatura cu o
actiune prezenta .
- dupa constructiile ipotetice , pentru a exprima o ipoteza sau un regret
legat de o actiune prezenta ; CONSTRUCTII IPOTETICE (HYPOTHETICAL
CONSTRUCTIONS) : as if / as though (= ca si cum , de parca), if only (= ce
bine ar fi daca , ce bine era daca ...), it's high time , would rather (=
as prefera , as vrea ) , had better (= mai bine , mai degraba ) .
e.g. I wish they helped me with the translation .
She speaks as if she didn't know me .
He knows it's high time we left .
I would rather he washed the car .
ATENTIE ! : * would rather este urmat de infinitiv scurt daca face referire
la
actiunile aceluiasi subiect .
e.g. I would rather go now than stay till the end .
They would rather take the exam this year .
* had better este urmat intotdeauna de infinitiv scurt , pentru ca se
refera doar la actiunile aceluiasi subiect .
e.g. You had better keep quiet .
She'd better forgive him for his mistakes .
EXCEPTIE !
Daca dorinta sau ipoteza se refera la o actiune viitoare , despre care
vorbitorul stie ca nu se va realiza niciodata , se foloseste "would"+
infinitiv scurt.
e.g. I wish they wouldn't smoke so much .
They wish she wouldn't marry a foreigner .
If only he wouldn't eat so much garlic .
C. Past Perfect
Are aceeasi forma cu past perfect-indicativ .
Se foloseste :
- in regula a III -a a lui IF .
- dupa verbul "wish" sau constructiile ipotetice , pentru a face referire
la o actiune trecuta , care nu s-a realizat conform asteptarilor , dar nu
se mai poate modifica .
e.g. We wish they had told her the truth .
Nobody wishes she had been present .
Good Gracious , you look as if you had seen a ghost .
If only I hadn't forgotten my keys .
She would rather you hadn't refused her .
ATENTIE ! * dupa had better si would rather ( cand se refera la acelasi
subiect )
folosim infinitiv perfect pentru a face referire la trecut .
e.g. You had better have waited outside .
They would rather have given up that job .
D. Subjonctivul cu "Should"
Este cerut de "that" si compusii lui that: so that , in order that , in
case (that) , for fear (that)(+ verb afirmativ) , lest (=so that not + verb
afirmativ).
* "That" poate introduce diverse tipuri de subordonate : subiective ,
predicative , atributive , completive directe .
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