A 虚拟现在时形式与不带 to 的不定式完全相同；因此 be 的虚拟现在时形式不分人称均为 be，所有其他动词的虚拟现在时其形式均与其一般现在时形式相同，只是第三人称单数不加 s：
The queen lives here．
女王住在这里。（一般现在时）
Long live the queen！
女王万岁！（虚拟语气）
B 除 be 动词之外，虚拟过去时形式与一般过去时形式完全相同，而 be 的虚拟过去时形式为I/he/she/it was 或 I/he/she/it were。表示怀疑或不真实的结构中，常常用 were 而不用 was：
He behaves as though he were the owner．
他表现得就好像他是主人。（其实他不是。）
在日常口语中，常常用 was 来代替 were。（参见第225节。）虚拟的过去常常被称为“不真实的过去”。
You can memorize words in an efficient way if you pronounce them reasonably. Say words correctly, and you will learn them easily. Correct pronunciation means correct spelling of the words. English spelling is not good to guide its pronunciation. But spelling and pronunciation have closed relationship. They match each other perfectly. Sometimes we can pronounce a word according to its spelling. English pronunciation can also guide its spelling. This is a two-way communication.
