However, we can still use the subjunctive in certain situations.

但是，在某种特定的情况下，我们依然会用虚语。

The technical term for this is a subjunctive.

这方面的专业术语是虚语。

If you want to look it up, it's called a subjunctive, but trust me.

如果你想查一下，它叫做虚语，但是相信我。

Let's talk about the subjunctive verb forms.

我们来谈谈虚语动词的形式。

The Guardian style guide endorses the subjunctive, which " can add elegance to your writing" .

《卫报》风格指南支持虚语，它“可以为你的写作增添优雅”。

Strictly, the subjunctive requires " be shaped" rather than " is" .

格地说，虚语应该是“be shaped”，而不是“is”。

And that is when we use the " Subjunctive mood" .

这就是我们使用“虚语”的时候。

The Subjunctive mood is kind of dying.

虚语逐渐不流行了。

Yeah, it's time we finished — that's a subjunctive.

是时候结束了——这是虚语。

Strictly speaking, get is wrong, but in spoken English we often ignore subjunctives.

格来说，get 是错的，但是在英语口语中，我们经常忽略虚语。

The subjunctive mood isn't super common these days.

现在虚语已经不常见了。

In both these cases, the phrases are followed by the past subjunctive form of the verb.

在以上两例中，‘Would it be alright if… ？' 和 would it be OK if 之后的动词用了虚语（过去式）。

If you want to read more about this structure, it's called Conditional Type 2, subjunctive mood.

如果你想知道更多关于这个结构的知识，它叫做第二条件句，虚语。

The present subjunctive uses the base form of the verb with all subjects.

现在虚语与所有主语一起使用动词的基本形式。

So, it takes the subjunctive mood.

所以要使用虚语。

Well, to talk about the subjunctive mood, first, we need to know what the indicative mood is.

要讲虚语，首先，我们需要知道什么是陈述语。

But firstly, what is the subjunctive mood?

但首先，什么是虚语？

In the past subjunctive, we use the past simple form, or, with be, we use were with all subjects.

在过去虚语中，我们使用一般过去式，如果是 be 动词，所有的主语跟 were 连用。

In terms of grammar, I want to practice the third conditional. I want to also learn about the subjunctive.

在语法方面，我想练习第三条件句。我还想学习虚语。

Here are some of the phrases and verbs that can be followed by the subjunctive with examples.

下面是一些短语和动词，它们后面可以跟虚语，还有一些例句。