" I wish he were here." " If only I were taller." " I would rather he played outside more often instead of always sitting on the computer." These are examples of the subjunctive mood.

“我希望他在这里。”“要我再高一点就好了。”“我宁愿他经常在外面玩，而不总坐在电脑前。”这些拟语例子。

You use the phrase, if I were when using the subjunctive mood, this is used to talk about hypothetical situations.

你在使用拟语候才会使用“if I were”，拟语用于谈论假设情况。

But firstly, what is the subjunctive mood?

但首先，什么拟语？

Because this situation is not real, it's imaginary, it's completely not factual, we would use what's called the subjunctive mood. Subjunctive mood.

因为这个条件不真，想象，完全不，因此我们要使用拟语。拟语。

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

这就我们使用“拟语”候。

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知识，它叫做第二条件句，拟语。

I want to help you expand your knowledge with a few different verbs we use in the subjunctive mood.

我想用我们在拟语中使用几个不同动词来帮助你扩展知识。

You probably already use the subjunctive mood at certain times when you are speaking English, particularly in some conditional sentences.

当你说英语，你可能已经在某些候使用拟语了，尤其在一些条件句中。

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

要讲拟语，首先，我们需要知道什么陈述语。

You understood everything? Awesome! Okay click here to watch a video where we use the subjunctive mood in many many different examples.

你都明白了？太棒了！点击这里观看一个视频，里面有很多使用拟语不同例子。

Sentences in the subjunctive mood often contain multiple clauses.

使用拟语句子通常包含多个从句。

We are going to cover the subjunctive mood and if I were you, I'd pay attention.

我们将讲解拟语，如果我你，我会认真听讲。

The subjunctive mood in general is slowly falling out of use, but it's imperative that you learn it if you want to pass any exam or test in English.

一般来说，拟语使用频率正在下降，但如果你想通过任何英语考试，你必须学会它。

Indicative mood: " if I was..." Subjunctive mood: " If I were..." Why? Because English!

“If I was...”，拟语：“If I were..." 。为什么？因为这英语！

The subjunctive mood isn't super common these days.

现在拟语已经不常见了。

So, it takes the subjunctive mood.

所以要使用拟语。

So, with an official order, command, statement, motion, then we use that " Subjunctive mood" .

所以，在正式命令、指令、声明、动议中，我们就用“拟语”。

However, like I said before, English changes so damn fast that many many people say " If I WAS you..." and " If I was..." is becoming the normal way to use it even though the subjunctive mood is more correct, but... Meh.

但，像我所说，英语变化得非常快，现在很多人都说“If I WAS you...” ，而且“If I was...”变得越来越正常，即使拟语更正确，但...... 嗯。

How do we use subjunctive mood with wishes?

如何用拟语表达愿望？

There's a name for this topic, which is subjunctive mood.

这个主题有个名称，叫做拟语。