形状
仮定法過去では、条件付現在形の継続形が使われる場合があります。
| If 節 (条件) | 主節 (結果) |
|---|---|
| If + 単純過去形 | 条件付現在継続形 |
| If this thing happened | that thing would be happening. |
機能
仮定法過去においてこの形状は一般的です。これは非現実的な条件の結果として起こっただろう 終了していない、または継続している行動や状況の述べています。
例
- I would be working in Italy if I spoke Italian. (しかし私はイタリア語を話さないので、イタリアで働いていない)
- She wouldn't be living with Jack if she lived with her parents. (しかし彼女は両親とではなくジャックと一緒に住んでいる)
- You wouldn't be smiling if you knew the truth. (しかしあなたは真実を知らないので微笑んでいる)
条件付現在継続形
すべての動詞の条件付現在継続形は三つの要素から成ります：
would + be + 現在分詞
現在分詞は動詞の基本形の終わりに -ing を付けたものです。
| 主語 | + would | + be | +現在分詞 |
|---|---|---|---|
| He | would | be | staying |
| They | would | be | going |
To Live：条件付現在継続
| 肯定文 | 否定文 | 疑問文 | 否定疑問文 |
|---|---|---|---|
| I would be living | I wouldn't be living | Would I be living? | Wouldn't I be living? |
| You would be living | You wouldn't be living | Would you be living? | Wouldn't you be living? |
| He would be living | He wouldn't be living | Would he be living? | Wouldn't he be living? |
| She would be living | She wouldn't be living | Would she be living? | Wouldn't she be living? |
| We would be living | We wouldn't be living | Would we be living? | Wouldn't we be living? |
| They would be living | They wouldn't be living | Would they be living? | Wouldn't they be living? |
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