※ 引述《anoymouse (沒有暱稱)》之銘言:
: 文法書:旋元佑
: If I were to take the bribe, I could never look other people in the eye again.
: "用be going to減化的過去型態were to,可以表示「未來時間非事實」,也就是未來也絕
: 無可能發生的事。"
: 因為在前面有提到幾個例子:
: 1. John will leave tomorrow.
: 2. John is going to leave tomorrow.
: 3. John is to leave tomorrow.
: 4. John is leaving tomorrow.
: 5. John leaves tomorrow.
: 想請教那條件子句能不能相對上面五句:
: 1. If I would take...(would有不確定性,應該不行,但是should又可以,蠻奇怪的)
: 2. If I were goint to take...
: 3. If I were to take...(已知可以)
: 4. If I were taking...
: 5. If I went to take....
我覺得你的問題蠻奇怪的,假設「絕不可能發生的未來」就是If子句動詞用were to而已
,沒什麼「你寫的那五句」的動詞用法,倒是主要子句可以用四種「過去」拼法的語氣助
動詞(would, should, could, might)配合原形動詞。(更正:後來看到你第三句就是
were to的用法,所以第三句是正確的。)
條件子句If...should這種用法要另外抽出來看,是指「發生機率很低,但不能排除真
的有可能會發生」(也就是「萬一」的意思),因此主要子句的語氣助動詞可以用「現在
」拼法(will, shall, can, may),也可以用「過去」拼法(would, should, could,
might)。用「現在」拼法表示說話者主觀上不排除有可能會發生(即使機率很低);用
「過去」拼法表示說話者主觀上認定幾乎不可能發生。
If the man should prove innocent, I will apologize openly.
If the man should prove innocent, I would apologize openly.
(萬一此人證實是無辜的,我會公開道歉。)