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THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD. MODUL SUBJONCTIV.

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THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD

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  1. THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD MODUL SUBJONCTIV

  2. THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD EXPRESSES AN UNREAL, VIRTUAL OR POSSIBLE EVENT/STATE ( SOMETHING THAT IT IS NOT REAL). FOR REAL EVENTS/STATES, YOU SHOULD USE THE INDICATIVE MOOD. THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF SUBJUNCTIVE: THE SYNTHETICAL SUBJUNCTIVE AND THE ANALYTICAL SUBJUNCTIVE. THE SUBJUNCTIVE MOOD IS USED AFTER:TO WISH,TO REGRET, TO HOPE, IT’S (HIGH) TIME, HAD RATHER, WOULD SOONER, IF, IF ONLY, SUPPOSE, SUPPOSING,AS IF, AS THOUGH, IT IS POSSIBLE, IT IS LIKELY, IT IS PROBABLE, IT IS NECESSARY, IT IS IMPORTANT, IT IS A SHAME, IT IS STRANGE ETC.

  3. 1.PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE( old form)-renders an event which can take place whenever in time Ex: Come what may! ( Fie ce-o fi!) So be it! ( Asa sa fie!) 2. PAST SUBJUNCTIVE( identical in form with Simple Past, except for TO BE, which has only one form – WERE); renders a wish or a possibility in the present Ex. I wish I were you ( but I’m not). It is necessary that you came back (but you are not back). 3. PAST PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE (identical in form with the Past Perfect); renders a wish or a possibility in the past Ex. Jack wishes he had read the novel for the exam( but he didn’t). back THE SYNTHETICAL SUBJUNCTIVE :

  4. THE ANALYTICAL SUBJUNCTIVE:makes use of auxiliary modal verbs which are followed by the infinitive or the perfect infinitive of the lexical verbs.AUXILIARY VERBS: may, might, can, could, will, would, should.Ex. It’s a shame that you should make such mistakes.( E pacat ca tu sa faci asemenea greseli.) or It’s a shame that you should have made such mistakes.( E pacat ca tu sa fi facut asemenea greseli.)If only you could realize how important this is! ( Daca ti-ai putea da seama cat de important este acest lucru!) or If only you could have realized how important this is!( Daca ti-ai fi putut da seama cat de important e acest lucru!)back

  5. THE ANALYTICAL SUBJUNCTIVE:May/might +infinitive are used to express a wish (May you live long!), hope or fear (They were afraid they might miss the train), purpose( She left early so that she might catch the train) .They are also used after as if, as though, it is probable/possible/likely and after wish.Should +infinitive is used after: it is necessary/essential/possible/out of question/high time/likely/a shame/a pity/odd/strange/fortunate;I regret;I’m sorry; I am glad / happy / surprised / annoyed;I see no reason why; there is every reasonex. It’s high time I should do something.Will/would and can/could are usually used after so that. Ex. He worked hard so that he would be free today.back

  6. CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER: 1. They are speaking about the book as though Tom himself… the author of it or…many others. a. is/has written b. were/had written c. was/wrote d. were/has written 2. I wanted to spend my holidays in the mountains but we went to the coast. I’d rather we … to the mountains. a. have gone b. went c. had gone d. would have gone 3. Pacat ca nu l-ai intrebat cum se ajunge acolo. a. It’s a pity you hadn’t asked him how to get there. b. I wish you had asked him how to get there. c. I wish you asked him how to get there. d. It’s a ptty you haven’t asked him how to get there. 4. E curios sa se fi razgandit atat de brusc. a. It’s odd that he would have changed his mind so abruptly. b. It’s strange that he should have changed his mind so suddenly. c. It’s strange that he had changed his mind so suddenly. d. It’s odd of him to change his mind so abruptly. 5. I’m going to be sick. I always get seasick when I travel by sea. If only I … the boat and … by plane! a. didn’t take/came b. hadn’t taken/came c. haven’t taken/have come d. hadn’t taken/had come

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