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ifを用いた仮定法を使ってみよう

The Subjunctive Mood Using If
ifを用いた仮定法を使って講師と会話してみましょう。
直説法と仮定法の違いはなんでしょうか？それは表したい出来事が実際に起きたり、 起きる可能性があるのか(直説法)、それともそうでなく、現実的に考えにくいのか(仮定法)ということです。 直説法にも仮定法にもifを用います。例えば、 直説法：If you give me money, I will be happy.ーもしお金をくれたら僕はハッピーだな。 仮定法：If you gave me money, I would be happy.ーもしお金をくれたら僕はハッピーだな(そんなことないだろうけど)。 大切なのは話し手自身が「起こりそうなのか、起こらないのか」を考えているということです。 仮定法が過去形なのは、現実離れしたことに対する距離を表しているから。 回答例はちょっとネガティヴですね。 ※過去形と距離の関係はレッスン「過去形を使ってみよう」へ。 【回答例】 If she asked me out, I would be say okay. もし彼女がデートに誘ってくれたら、OKするのにな(おそらくないけど）
Please use a subjunctive mood with "if".
 
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Please use a subjunctive mood with "if".

If I studied much harder in high school, I would not have hard time learning English grammar.
If I started studying for the test earlier, I would get a good score.
If we didn't have the outbreak of coronavirus, we would be able to go overseas.
If she had regular dental checkups, she wouldn't get a caries teeth.
If I went to bed earlier yesterday, I wouldn't feel sleepy during classes.
If you told me about it beforehand, I could help you.

自然な表現

If I studied much harder in high school, I would not have a hard time learning English grammar.
If I started studying for the test earlier, I would get a good score.
If we didn't have the outbreak of coronavirus, we would be able to go overseas.
If she had regular dental checkups, she wouldn't get caries.
If I went to bed earlier yesterday, I wouldn't feel sleepy during classes.
If you told me about it beforehand, I could help you.

1. Use a/an before a singular noun to show that what is referred to is not already known to the speaker, listener, writer and/or reader or that it's not a specific thing.
2. More natural usage.
I really like your examples because they are so relatable. Would you like to keep writing examples using the subjunctive mood?

If I bought flight tickes earlier, I wouldn't have to pay that amount of money.(I want to say the flight tickets were expensive.)
If I bought flight tickets earlier, the price wouldn't go that high.
If I hadn't drunk that amount of alcohol, I wouldn't feel terrible like this.
If I chose another choice in the multiple question, I would pass the tests.
If I brought my student card, I would get a student discount.
If my sister told me she had baked a cake, I wouldn't buy something sweet in the grocery store.

自然な表現

If I bought the flight tickets earlier, I wouldn't have to pay that amount of money. (I want to say the flight tickets were expensive.)
If I bought flight tickets earlier, the price wouldn't go that high.
If I hadn't drunk that amount of alcohol, I wouldn't feel terrible like this.
If I had chosen a different answer on the multiple-choice test, I would have passed it.
If I brought my student card, I would get a student discount.
If my sister told me she had baked a cake, I wouldn't have bought something sweet in the grocery store.

1. 6. Use "the" with specific things, or when you are referring to something that's already been mentioned or is known by the listener.
2. Spelling
3. 8. 10. Third conditional: if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle. It talks about the past, used to describe a situation that didn't happen, and to imagine the result of this situation.
4. To avoid repetition of "chose/choice..."
5. On + test, exam
7. Is this what you wanted to say?
9. Use "it" to refer to the previously mentioned test without repeating the full expression again.
You are really good at writing examples. It seems like you find pleasure in this. Write more if you would like.

If I noticed the mistakes of the sentences above before I sent them, I could correct by myself.
If we took the route Google Map showed us, we wouldn't get lost!
If I didn't forget to charge my phone, I could take more pictures. (My phone is running out of battery.)

自然な表現

If I had noticed the mistakes of the sentences above before I sent them, I could have corrected them by myself.
If we took the route Google Map showed us, we wouldn't get lost!
If I didn't forget to charge my phone, I could take more pictures. (My phone is running out of battery.)

1. 2. Third conditional: if + past perfect, ...would + have + past participle. It talks about the past, used to describe a situation that didn't happen and to imagine the result of this situation.
3. Corrected what? Use "them" to refer to the sentences mentioned above to make this sentence fuller and clearer.

関連単語

  • as if ~（~であったかのように）
  • might（~するかもしれないのに）
  • if~（もし〜なら）
  • would（~するだろうに）
  • could （~できるのに）

関連フレーズ

  • If I were a bird, I could fly to you.（もし僕が鳥ならば、君のところへ飛んでいけるのに。）
  • If I had a lot of money, I would buy an island.（たくさんお金があったら、島を買うだろうに。）
  • If I dyed my hair blue, she would laugh at me.（もし僕が髪の毛を青く染めれば、彼女は僕のことを笑うだろう。）
  • If I were handsome, I could work as a model.（もし私がハンサムだったら、モデルの仕事ができるのに。）
  • If I was young again, I would go abroad.（もし私が若返れたら、外国へ行くのに。）

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