Mệnh đề sau AS IF, AS THOUGH, IT’S TIME, IT’S HIGH TIME, WOULD RATHER – Lý thuyết – Ngữ pháp Tiếng Anh

CLAUSES AFTER AS IF, AS THOUGH, IT’S TIME, IT’S HIGH TIME,

 WOULD RATHER

MỆNH ĐẾ SAU AS IF, AS THOUGH, IT’S TIME,

 IT’S HIGH TIME, WOULD RATHER

1. Mệnh đề sau AS IF, AS THOUGH (Clauses after AS IF, AS THOUGH)

As if, as though (Như thề, dường như) đứng trước mệnh đề chỉ một điều không có thật hoặc trái với thực tế.

S + V(present) + as if/ as though +     S             +          V(Past            simple/Past Subjunctive)

Ex: The old lady dresses as if it was/ were winter even in the summer. [But it is not winter].

He behaves as though he owned the place. [But he doesn’t own it.] He acts as though he was/ were rich. [But he is not rich.]

S + V(past) + as if / as though + S   +   V(Past            per(ect)

 (Chỉ một hành động xảy ra

trước hành động ở mệnh đề chính)

Ex: Tom looked tired as if he had worked very hard. [But he didn’t work hard.] The child ate as though he had been hungry for a long time.

He looked as if he hadn’t taken a bath for months.

2. Mệnh đề sau IT’S TIME, IT’S HIGH TIME(Clauses after IT’S TIME, IT’S  HIGH TIME)

It’s time / it’s high time (đã tới lúc) diễn tả thời gian mà một việc nên được làm ngay. It’s time/ It’s high time thường được theo sau bàng các mệnh đề có cấu trúc như sau:

It s time       ₊    s    + V(pastsimple)

lt’s high time

Ex: It’s time you started to work. It’s high time we set out.

It’s time the boy was in bed.

It’s time ₊              + O) + to-infinitive

lt’s high time

Ex: It’s time for her to go to bed. It’s time to buy a car.

3. Mệnh đề sau WOULD RATHER (Clauses after WOULD RATHER)

Would rather (mong muốn rằng) được dùng để diễn đạt mong muốn người khác làm điều gì đó.

• Mong muốn ở hiện tại hoặc tương lai

(s + would rather (that) + s + V(pastsimpie/ past subjunctive)

Ex: I would rather you went home now.

[NOT I would rather you go homc now.]

Tomorrow’s difficult. I would rather you came next week.

“Shall I open a window?” “I would rather you didn’t.”

• Mong muốn ở quá khứ

S + would rather (that) + S + V(pastperfect)

Ex: Roberto would rather we hadn’t left yesterday. [We left yesterday.] John would rather that Mary had gone to school yesterday. [Mary didn’t go to school]

• Would rather còn được dùng trong các cấu trúc sau để diễn đạt mong muốn:

S + would rather (not) + V(bare-inf)…than…(Tương lai/Hiện tại)

Ex: I would rather stay at home tonight.

John would rather go to class tomorrow than today.

S + would rather (not) + have + V3…than…  (Quá khứ)

Ex: John would rather have gone to class yesterday than today. Mary would rather not have gone to class yesterday.

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