Suppose, supposing, what ifの違い?それぞれの意味と使い分け
提案
私たちは、何が起こるかについての提案をするため suppose, supposing 、および what if +現在の動詞形を使用します。
A:What time shall we meet?
B:Suppose we meet in the offices downstairs at four o’clock?
A:That’s perfect. I’ll let the others know 。
Supposing I don’t bring my car and you and I travel together. That would save us half the cost of petrol and parking.
A:The electricity has gone. There must be a power cut 。
B:What if we find the candles and put them around the room? What if
A:Okay. Good idea. Do you know where they are?
可能性
確信が持てないときは suppose, supposing 、 what if + 過去形を使用して、将来の可能性について話します。 :
Suppose we asked Mary to baby-sit? Do you think she’d do it? （ Suppose we ask Mary to baby-sit? ）
Supposing someone else wrote the essay. How would we know? （ Supposing someone else writes the essay … ）
A:I gave up working full-time. I’d love that What if 。 I gave up working full-time. I’d love that 。
B:You’re joking surely!!
起こらなかったこと (仮説的なこと) に言及するときは、過去完了形を使用します。
Suppose we hadn’t brought our umbrellas. （私たちは傘を持ってきました。）
Supposing they had closed the road. Would that have been a good idea? （彼らは道路を閉鎖しませんでした。）
What if I had accidentally told Maria about the party! That would have ruined the surprise. (私はパーティーのことをマリアに話しませんでした。)
私たちは、提案ではなく、義務と取り決めについて話す be supposed to ています.
You are supposed to put money in the parking meter!
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