虚拟语气
I’d / she’d / they’d etc. = I would / she would / they would etc. :
D I don ‘c know the answer. If I knew the answer, I’d tell you.
D It’s raining, so we’re not going out. We’d get wet if we went out.
D Jane lives in a city. She likes cities. She wouldn’t be happy if she lived in the country.
D Ifyou didn’t have ajob, what would you do? (but you have a job)
D I’m sorry I can’t help you. f’d help you if I could. (but I can’t)
D If we had a car, we could travel more. (but we haven’t got a car, so we can’t travel much)
If (I) was/were …
You can say ‘if I/he/she/it was’ or ‘if I/he/she/it were’:
□ It’s not a very nice place. I wouldn’t go there if I
were you. (or … if I was you)
o It would be nice if the weather was better.
(or … if the weather were better)
D What would Tom do if he were here?
(or … if he was here)