条件式现在进行时

型态

在第二类条件句中,条件式现在时也会用到进行时。

if 子句(条件/情况) 主要子句(结果)
if + 一般过去时 条件式现在进行时
If this thing happened that thing would be happening.

作用

这种型态在第二类条件句是很常见的,它表达的是一个未完成或进行中的动作或情况,是非真实情况可能会有的结果。

举例
  • I would be working in Italy if I spoke Italian.(但我不会说意大利语,所以我没有在意大利工作)
  • She wouldn't be living with Jack if she lived with her parents.(但她和 Jack 同居,而不是跟父母同居)
  • You wouldn't be smiling if you knew the truth.(但你之所以还在笑,是因为你不知道事情的真相)

条件式现在进行时

任何动词的条件式现在进行时都是由三个要素组成:
would + be + 现在分词
现在分词的构造是取动词原形,接着在字尾加上 ing。

主词 + would + be + 现在分词
He would be staying
They would be going
条件式现在进行时,以 To Live 为例: 
肯定句 否定句 疑问句 否定疑问句
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?