if作为从属连接词,有两种用法。
一、做“是否”解释,引导动词的宾语从句,后跟陈述句的语序,相当于一般疑问句。它引导的句子,按照时间来选择时态。如:
He asked if I had left with you, and I said no.
他问我是否和你一块儿离开的,我说不是。
I wonder if I might have a word with Mr Abbot.
请问我能否和阿博特先生说几句话?
二、做“如果”解释,引导条件状语从句,从句中用一般现在时表示将来的含义,主句用将来时,也叫做主将从现,如:
She gets very upset if I exclude her from anything.
要是有什么事情我不让她参加,她会非常难过。
You'll feel a lot better about yourself if you work on solutions to your upsetting situations.
如果你设法找到解决自己麻烦的办法,你自我感觉会好得多。
if,可引导条件状语从句,用为“如果”,时态遵守主将从现.还可引导宾语从句,译为“是否”,从句时态与主句保持一致.