有人说,in case 引导的从句要用虚拟语气,是如此吗?
若确实要用,用什么形式的虚拟语气?
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in case 可以引导的状语从句,一般可以参考具体状况用语境所需要的任何时态(容易见到的例外是,当从句表示以后意义时,一般用通常目前时表示以后意义)。如:
In case they’re late, we can always sit in the bar. 如果他们来晚了,大家总可以在夜店里坐一坐。
We’ll have to watch the children in case they get too tired. 大家得照看着孩子,不要让他们太累了。
He hardly dared breathe in case they heard him. 他几乎不敢呼吸,唯恐他们听到他的声音。
In case you haven’t figured it out, let me explain. 倘若你还没有弄了解,就让我来讲解。
In case anyone was following me, I made an elaborate detour. 我拐弯绕了一大圈,以防有人跟踪我。
当句子表示以后意义时,在in case后面既能够用通常目前时,也可以用should / might+动词原形如此的虚拟语气。如:
In case it should rain, don’t expect me. 假如下雨的话,我就不来了。
Here’s a contact number, in case there should be a problem. 这是联系电话,万一有问题可以联系。
事实上,should / might+动词原形如此的虚拟语气不只可用来表示以后意义的通常目前时,也可用于已发生的状况或过去状况。如:
I wrote down her address in case I should forget it. 我记下了她的住址,免得忘了。
I bought the car at once in case he changed [should change] his mind. 我立刻买下那辆汽车,以免他变卦。
We’ve installed an extinguisher next to the cooker in case there should / might ever be a fire. 大家在炉灶旁边安装了一个灭火器,以防失火。