II. Complex Sentences

The Oblique Mood Forms

Subjunctive I

The Verb Person	to be	to do	to like
I	be	do	like
He	be	do	like
We	be	do	like
You	be	do	like
They	be	do	like

Subjunctive II (The Common Aspect)

The Verb Person	to be	to do
Present	Past	Present	Past
I	were (was)	had been	did	had done
He	were (was)	had been	did	had done
We	were	had been	did	had done
You	were	had been	did	had done
They	were	had been	did	had done

Subjunctive II (The Continuous Aspect)

The Verb Person	to do
Present	Past
I	were doing	had been doing
He	were doing	had been doing
We	were doing	had been doing
You	were doing	had been doing
They	were doing	had been doing

Suppositional (The Common Aspect)

The Verb Person	to be	to do
Present	Past	Present	Past
I	should be	should have been	should do	should have done
He	should be	should have been	should do	should have done
We	should be	should have been	should do	should have done
You	should be	should have been	should do	should have done
They	should be	should have been	should do	should have done

Suppositional (The Continuous Aspect)

The Verb Person	to do
Present	Past
I	should be doing	should have been doing
He	should be doing	should have been doing
We	should be doing	should have been doing
You	should be doing	should have been doing
They	should be doing	should have been doing

Conditional (The Common Aspect)

The Verb Person	to be	to do
Present	Past	Present	Past
I	should be	should have been	should do	should have done
He	would be	would have been	would do	would have done
We	should be	should have been	should do	should have done
You	would be	would have been	would do	would have done
They	would be	would have been	would do	would have done

Conditional (The Continuous Aspect)

The Verb Person	to do
Present	Past
I	should be doing	should have been doing
He	would be doing	would have been doing
We	should be doing	should have been doing
You	would be doing	would have been doing
They	would be doing	would have been doing

The Use of the Oblique Moods:

I. Simple Sentences

The Subjunctive I is used:

a) to express wish

e.g.: Success attend you!

Long live the Queen!

b) to express oaths and imprecations

e.g.: Manners be hanged!

God damn you!

c) in some set expressions

e.g.: Suffice it to say …

Far be it from me …

If need be …

Come what may …

The Subjunctive II is used to express unreal wish:

e.g.: If only he were free!

If only I hadn’t said all that to him!

II. Complex Sentences

a) in subject clauses the Subjunctive I or the Suppositional mood can be used:

e.g.: It is necessary

important

right that he (should) do it.

desirable

recommended

b) in predicative clauses

· the Subjunctive II is used if introduced by as if/as though after the verbs to be, to feel, to look, to seem, etc.:

e.g.: I do feel as if I were ten years back …

· the Suppositional mood is used when the subject of the principal clause is expressed by an abstract noun such as wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc.:

e.g.: My greatest wish was that they should all come to my dinner.

c) in object clauses

· the Subjunctive II is used after the expressions of wish:

e.g.: I wish I were thinner.

I wish I hadn’t told them so much.

· The Suppositional mood or Subjunctive I is used after the expressions of fear (in this case it is usually introduced by the conjunction lest):

e.g.: She feared lest he should blame her after all.

· the Subjunctive I or the Suppositional mood can be used in the following cases:

e.g.: He orders

suggests

demands that all (should) be done today.

insists

is anxious

will see to it

d) in attributive clauses

· the Subjunctive II is used after the expression It is (high) time:

e.g.: It’s time we were at home.

It’s high time you had finished the test.

· the Suppositional mood is used to modify the abstract nouns wish, suggestion, aim, idea, etc.:

e.g.: Her idea that everyone should come in some fancy dress was rejected.

e) in adverbial clauses

1) of condition the Subjunctive II is used to express some unreal condition referring to the present or past:

e.g.: If I were her brother, I would gladly get rid of her as soon as possible.

In such sentences the verb of the principal clause is always taken in the Conditional mood.

The Suppositional mood is used to express doubt:

e.g.: If he should come, I’ll help him. (… but I doubt he will do it)

2) of purpose the Suppositional mood is used after the conjunctions that, so that, in order that, lest, etc.:

e.g.: She opened the door so that a bit of fresh air should blow in.

We must see the Minister lest he should think we avoid him.

3) of comparison introduced by the conjunctions as if / as though the Subjunctive II is used:

e.g.: She greeted him as if they were soul friends, not rivals.

On seeing the she blushed as if they had caught her doing some appalling thing.

4) of time and place after the conjunctions whenever or wherever the Suppositional mood is used:

e.g.: Wherever they should go, just follow their steps.

5) of concession the Suppositional mood is used after the conjunctions whatever, whoever, however, though, although, no matter how:

e.g.: However hard she should work, she never gets approval from her father.

No matter how bad you behave, you’re always as sweet as an angel.

NB: In the adverbial clauses of time, place, purpose and concession the suppositional mood forms can be replaced by may(might)+infinitive.

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