"be+不定式"表虛擬語氣
即用於與事實相反的虛擬條件句,表示虛擬語氣。此時be通常要用were這一形式,但在非正式文躰中也可用was。如:
I’d be sorry if you were to think that I disliked you. 若是你認爲我不喜歡你,那我就太傷心了。
If it were to rain, we would have to cancel the match tomorrow. 假如下雨, 我們衹好取消明天的比賽。
注意其省略倒裝形式:
If I were to tell you / Were I to tell you that I killed him, would you believe me? 假如我對你說是我殺死了他, 你相信嗎?
If I were to do that / Were I to do that, what would you say? 如果我做了那件事,你會說什麽呢?