Subjunctive Mood

Для выражения действия желательного, предполагаемого, сомни-тельного используется сослагательное наклонение глагола.

В русском языке сослагательное наклонение оформляется частицей "бы" и глаголом в форме прошедшего времени.

N.B. Опущение союза if влечет за собой инверсию:

Ex. 1. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимания на сослагательное наклонение глаголов.

1. If he were free he would come here by all means. 2. He would do that if he knew that you wish it. 3. It is necessary that all police applicants be subjected to a thorough medical examination. 4. It is desirable that police records should be kept in perfect order. 5. It is important that reports should be clear, simple and brief. 6. It is recommended that lectures should be given by experts in professions associated with law enforcement. 7. It is proposed that a member of the Bench and of the Bar should be invited to assist. 8. If a polygraph examination of the complainant was used by the police the falsity of his reports could be established. 9. It is necessary that the police car should be parked a short distance from the scene. 10. It is ordered that a careful watch would be kept for suspicious vehicles. 11. Should assistance be needed by the police officer outside the vehicle, he activated a portable transmitter by finger pressure. 12. It is difficult to make a complete list of items that would assist in determining if thefts are occuring and, if they are occuring, in uncovering them.