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未来を表す仮定法を使ってみよう

The Subjunctive Mood describing the future
未来を表す仮定法を使って講師と会話してみましょう。
未来を表す仮定法の表現はいくつかあります。 ①should shouldは表現したいことがこれから起こる可能性が低いという時に使えます。 ②were(was) to were(was) toを使うことで、未来のことについての仮定を表せます。なぜこの表現が未来についての仮定を表せるのでしょうか？ それはwere(was) toがbe to 不定詞がもつ未来のニュアンスを持っているからです。 例：He is to go to New York next week. 彼は来週ニューヨークに行くつもりだ 【回答例】 If he should teach her, she would get a higher score. もし彼が彼女に教えてくれたら、彼女はもっといい点数がとれるだろうに If I was to buy that mansion, I would swim in the pool all day. もしあの豪邸を買ったら、一日中プールで泳いでるのに
Please use a subjunctive mood which describes the future.
 
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Please use a subjunctive mood which describes the future.

1.If my physical condition should get worse tomorrow, I will contact you.
2.If it should snow tomorrow, many trains in Tokyo will stop and many commuters get in trouble.
3.If you should be absent from school tomorrow, you will need to take extra lessons.

自然な表現

1. If my physical condition should get worse tomorrow, I will contact you.
2. If it should snow tomorrow, many trains in Tokyo will stop, and many commuters will get in trouble.
3. If you should be absent from school tomorrow, you will need to take extra lessons.

1. A comma should be used here to separate two independent clauses.
2. Future simple tense should be used to express a future action.
Thank you for thinking about using the subjunctive mood which describes the future and for making example sentences. Please, add a few more examples.

1.If I should forget what to do, tell me I have to do it.
2.If I should arrive late at the station, I will not have enough time to have a lunch.

自然な表現

1.If I should forget what to do, tell me that I have to do it.
2.If I should arrive late at the station, I will not have enough time to have a lunch.

1. 'that' was added to introduce the subordinate clause.
I appreciate your effort in making two more example sentences. Would you try to use the structure with the verb 'to be'? For example, 'She is to organise a big party next week.'

1.If you were to go on a trip abroad, which country would you visit?
2.If I were to fall the exam for the certification, I woukd try it again next year.
3.If dinosaur were not to be extinct, I would observe their life.

自然な表現

1.If you were to go on a trip abroad, which country would you visit?
2.If I were to fail the exam for the certification, I would try it again next year.
3. If dinosaurs were not extinct, I would observe their lives.

1,2. This is the correct spelling.
3. Plural form should be used to refer to all dinosaurs.
4. This is the correct way to say it, 'to be' is used for unlikely future situations, not past or imaginary present ones.
5. Plural form should be used to match plural form 'dinosaurs'.
Alternative expression you can use: observe how they live.
You made interesting example sentences. You may continue your practice, thinking about various ideas and sentences where you'll use the subjunctive mood, which describes the future.

1.What will happen if I should tell her the truth?
2.How will you feel if you should begin the habit of exercising a few times a week?
3.Were I to eat the food in your country what would you recommend?

自然な表現

1. What will happen if I should tell her the truth?
2. How will you feel if you should begin the habit of exercising a few times a week?
3. Were I to eat the food in your country, what would you recommend?

1. A comma should be used here to separate the conditional clause from the main question.
Once again, you thought of relevant ideas and good examples. Would you please add a few more sentences for the sake of practice?

1.If you should need my help, no matter how late it is, contact me anytime.
2.If my daughter were to make a friend and invite her to home, I will bake a cake for them.
3.If I should sell my PC, how much would it be?

自然な表現

1. If you should need my help, no matter how late it is, contact me anytime.
2. If my daughter were to make a friend and invite her  home, I will bake a cake for them.
3. If I should sell my PC, how much would it be?

1. Preposition 'to' is not used before 'home'; you go home, you invite someone home.

関連単語

  • If ~ were to（ もし~するようなことがあれば、/たとえ~しても）
  • If ~ should（万一~すれば、）
  • ask（求める、尋ねる）
  • fail（失敗する）
  • would~（~するだろう）

関連フレーズ

  • If by any chance she should find out the truth, what would you do?（もし万一彼女が事実を知ったら、君はどうしますか。）
  • If he should fail again, he would ask me for help.（もし万一また失敗したら、彼は私に助けを求めるだろう。）
  • If you were to win the lottery, what would you do?（もし宝くじに当たるようなことがあったら、どうしますか。）
  • If he should change his mind, he would call me.（もし彼が考えを変えるようなことがあれば、私に電話をしてくるだろう。）
  • If the sun were to go out, all living things would die.（もし仮に太陽が消滅したら、生物はみんな死ぬだろう。）

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