虚拟语气最常考的6类句式

六、otherwise隐含的虚拟条件句　　

otherwise 的意思是“要不然”“否则”，根据其意思可知，它隐含着“条件”的意味，并且根据不同的语境，这个“条件”有时是真实的（用陈述语气），有时是虚拟的（用虚拟语气）。如：　　

Don’t start giving me problems otherwise I’ll have to be very unpleasant indeed. 不要开始给我找麻烦，否则我就不客气了。（句中otherwise隐含的是一个真实的条件）　　

I’m really very busy, otherwise I would certainly go there with you. 我真的是太忙了，不然我就会同你一道去了。（句中otherwise隐含的是一个虚拟的条件）　　

以下两例句中otherwise所隐含条件均为虚拟的：　　

He must be fairly intelligent, otherwise he wouldn’t have got into Harvard. 他一定很聪明，要不然他就进不了哈佛了。　　

The program has saved thousands of children who would otherwise have died. 该项目挽救了成千上万原本可能会死亡的儿童。　　

【边学边练】虚拟语气考点训练：　　

1. I’d certainly tell you if I _______ anything, but I don’t. What you’re saying is news to me. 　　

A. know                   B. knew                   C. had known            D. would know　　

2. If I _______ at the time that she was his former wife, I’d never have said what I did. 　　

A. knew                   B. had known           C. were to know        D. should know　　

3. If the new safety system _______ in use, the accident would never have happened. 　　

A. was                      B. were                    C. had been               D. would be　　

4. I wouldn’t work for them even if they _______ me twice my current salary. 　　

A. pay                      B. paid                     C. had paid               D. were to pay　　

5. If you _______ into town, you’d notice all the pubs have loud jukeboxes. 　　

A. go                       B. went                    C. would go              D. had gone　　

6. If anyone _______, I would merely tell them to write to the manager. 　　

A. complain              B. were to complain  C. would complain    D. had complained　　

7. Had we not changed our reservations, we _______ in the crash. 　　

A. were all killed       B. had all killed        C. should all be killed  D. should all have been killed　　

8. Had it not been for the unusually bad weather, the rescue party _______ able to save the stranded climber. 　　

A. were                    B. had been              C. would be                 D. would have been　　

9. I wish I _______ at the beginning of the week and not at the end. 　　

A. be paid                 B. was paid               C. had turned            D. would have turned　　

10. I wish the people in the next flat _______ down their radio. You can hear every word. 　　

A. can turn               B. would turn           C. had turned            D. would have turned　　

11. I wish I _______ there—I would like to have seen Harry’s face when Nan walked in. 　　

A. were                    B. would be              C. had been               D. would have been　　

12. But for the safety-belt I _______ alive today. 　　

A. wouldn’t be          B. hadn’t been          C. weren’t                D. wouldn’t have been　　

13. The car broke down. But for that we _______ in time. 　　

A. would be              B. had been              C. were                    D. would have been　　

14. But for your timely warning, we _______ unaware of the danger. 　　

A. would be              B. would have been   C. were                    D. had been　　

15. I'm lucky that I'm interested in school work, otherwise I_______ mad. 　　

A. would go              B. will go                 C. went                    D. had gone　　

16. They got two free tickets to Canada, otherwise they_______ able to afford to go. 　　

A. would never be                                    B. would never have been　　

C. were never                                           D. had never been　　

17. I think it’s time the police _______ tough with people who drink and drive. 　　

A. get                       B. will get                C. got                       D. had gotten　　

18. It’s time she stopped living in the past and _______ to think about her future.(www.hxen.net) 　　

A. began                   B. beginning             C. to began               D. begins