Hello everyone Today I would like to tell you about an interesting and important topic in English!😈Subjunctive Mood
Subjunctive Mood – a mood that, using the forms of a semantic verb, expresses a possible, intended, desirable but unreal action or state, as well as the subjective attitude of the speaker to them.
Present Subjunctive: The subjunctive mood of the present tense (Present Subjunctive) in its formation coincides with the form of the bare infinitive of the semantic verb. The verb to be is used in the form be for all persons and numbers. This form of mood indicates a conditional action related to the present or future.
It is necessary that he go to the hospital. – Необходимо, чтобы он пошел в больницу.We suggest that the meeting be postponed. – Мы предлагаем отложить собрание.
The Present Subjunctive is also used in some stable expressions.
Past Subjunctive: The Past Subjunctive has only one form for the verb to be – the were form for all persons and numbers. The Past Subjunctive is used quite often in modern English and can refer not only to an unreal action in the past, but also in the present and future tense.
I wish I were rich and famous. – Я хотела бы быть богатой и знаменитой.I would help her if she were in need. – Я бы ей помог, если бы она была в нужде.Mom wished we were nicer to each other. – Мама хотела (бы), чтобы мы были добрее друг к другу.
Subjunctive II : (or the analytical form of the subjunctive) is formed using the auxiliary verbs should (rarely shall), would or may (might) and the bare infinitive of the semantic verb. Since these auxiliary verbs were formed from modal verbs, sometimes they also convey a shade of modality.
I wish you would stop disturbing me. – Я хочу, чтобы ты перестал беспокоить меня.She moved to another town so that Jack might not find her there. – Она переехала в другой городок, чтобы Джек не нашел ее там (не смог найти ее там).
The subjunctive mood is used in simple sentences to express a wish, unreal desire, sometimes swearing and cursing, as well as in some stable expressions. In simple sentences, the Subjunctive I form is most often used, and such sentences are characteristic of literary speech.
The subjunctive mood is most often found in complex sentences. In such sentences, in most cases, the form Subjunctive II (formed with the help of auxiliary verbs) or Past Subjunctive (the form were from the verb to be) is used. The subjunctive is often used in conditional sentences to express an unreal condition in a subordinate clause or an unreal consequence in a main clause.
The subjunctive mood is also sometimes used to convey the speaker's emotional attitude to certain facts of reality. In such sentences, the auxiliary verb should is used with a certain infinitive of the semantic verb, depending on the context, it can convey surprise, misunderstanding, pity, regret, joy, etc.
I am so sad you should leave now. – Мне так грустно, что вы уходите сейчас.It’s strange I should never have met him before. – Странно, что до этого я даже никогда не встречал его.
