The Oblique Moods

Subjunctive I	Subjunctive II	Suppositional	Conditional
		-speak	Should speak
I, he, she, we, you,	Spoke, had spoken, were	Should -have spoken	Would have spoken
they speak	speaking, had been speaking	-be speaking	Might be speaking
		-have been speaking	Could have been speaking
is used in:	is used in:	is used in	is used in:
1. Subjunctive	1. Object clauses after the verb	1. Subjunctive clauses introduced	I. Simple sentences with implied condition:
clauses introduced	"to wish":	by "it":	/ should like to speak to you.
by "it":	John wishes his mother were	It is necessary that the place should	2. Zero conditional:
It is necessary that	here.	be cleaned.	If +Present Simple +Present
he go shopping	-I would buy-Future		If vou heat ice it melts.
today.	1 wish -I bought -Present	2. Object clauses after verbs: to	I. Real Condition (Present Indefinite +Future
	-I had bought -Past	suggest, to order, to demand, to	Indefinite):
2. Object clauses		act.	If I have time I shall help in your work.
after verbs:	2. Clauses of unreal comparison	He demanded that the man should	II. Unreal Condition (Past Ind. +should,
to suggest,	introduced by "as if, as though":	leave the country at once.	would, might, could +Indefinite Infinitive:
to insist,	Carry played her part as if she		a) If I had time, I should help you in your work.
to demand,	were a true actress all her life.	3. Object clauses introduced by	b) Had I time...(inversion!)
to order,		"lest" after expressions of fear.	Ill Unreal Condition Forever (Past Perf. +
to recommend.	3. Subject clauses after "it is	/ am afraid lest I should he	should, would, might, could +Perf. Infinitive)
The teacher	time", "it is high time":	mistaken.	a) If I had had time I should have helped you
demands that he	It is high time you rans те up.		in your work
work hard.		4. Adverbial clauses of purpose	b) Had I had time...
3. Synthetical forms are mostly used in	4. Subordinate clauses of unreal	introduced by "lest":	IV Mixed:
	condition.	We shall start early lest we should	I+III If I am as clever as you say I woiddhave
poetrv and official	If I were von I should act.	be late.	been rich now.
documents:	differently.		II+III If you knew me better you would not
Though all the world he false still		5. After "though, although,	have said that.
		whatever, whoever, however":	III+II If I had had your advantages I'd be
will I be true.		However hard it should rain we	better off now.
		shall have to go.	II+I If he missed the bus he can V be here in
		6. Conditional sentences.	time.
		If you should meet him, tell him to come.