下面是英語六級虛擬語氣例題解析(一)，供考生學習。
　　1、 Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
　　A. is to be analyzed B. has been analyzed
　　C. be analyzed D. should have been analyzed
　　解析：(C)在表示要求、愿望、建議、請求、命令等含義的名詞同位語從句中，從句謂語動詞要用虛擬語氣形式，即should(可以省略)+動詞原形。
　　2、 I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ______ fully occupied the whole of last week.
　　A. were B. had been C. have been D. was
　　解析：(D)本道題目的前半句話是對過去情況的一種假設，但事實上并沒有發生，而事實上沒有發生的真實原因是句子的后半部分由but引導的轉折句所表述的真實。因而but所引導的句子中應該用表示志過去事實相符合的表陳述的時態，即一般過去時。
　　3. I apologize if I you, but I assure you it was unintentional.
　　A. offend B. had offended C. should have offended D. might have offended
　　解析：(B)此題要求在if從句中選擇適當的動詞形式，以主句中的動詞apologize(抱歉)來看，if從句中表達的內容應該是過去做的事，因此可以排除(A)，因為(A)是現在時。(C)中should+have+過去分詞結構表示本來應該做卻沒有做的事，在此不合題意。(D)選項中的might+have+過去分詞表示對過去發生的事情很不肯定的猜測，它表達的內容還不能成為事實，所以藉此道歉真是不知從何說起，因此此處也不合題意。(B)had offended表示當時已經發生了的動作。這是復雜條件句：apologize 是現在，而條件句是表示對過去假設的條件句。
　　4. If you hadn’t taken such a long time to get dressed, we’d there by now.
　　A. be B. circles C. is circling D. be circling
　　解析：該句也是一個復雜條件句(或稱作混合虛擬條件句)。條件句表示對過去情況的假設，而主句表示對現在情況的假設，但事實上卻與此相反，所以正確答案應該是(A)。
　　5. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west, so it seems as if the sun ________round the earth.
　　A. were circling B. circles C. is circling D. be circling
　　解析：if引導的從句要求用虛擬語氣，表示同時或將來的情況，動詞要用過去式(be動詞用were)或would(could等)+動詞原形，本句話中指的是當時的情況，所以要用過去式，故(A)是正確答案。
　　6. If the Watergate Incident______ Nixon would not have resigned from the presidency.
　　A. did not occur B. had not occurred C. was not occurring D. be circling
　　解析：(B)had not occurred表示對過去的虛擬，條件句中要用過去完成式，主句中要用should(would, could, might)+動詞原形的過去分詞。
　　7. I hadn’t expected James to apologize but I had hoped ______ .
　　A. him calling me B. that he would call me C. him to call me D. that he call me
　　解析：(B)had hoped是常見的要求其后的賓語從句用虛擬語氣的句型,虛擬語氣would+動詞原形。
　　8. George would certainly have attended the proceedings ______ .
　　A. if he didn’t get a flat tire B. if the flat tire hadn’t happened
　　C. had he not had a flat tire D. had the tire not flattened itself
　　解析：表示對過去情況的假設，主句動詞形式為would(should, could, might)+have+過去分詞，條件句為過去完成式，if可以省略，但要把had提前主語前面。(B)，(D)的表達不符合英語表達習慣，所以(C)是正確答案。
　　9. The teacher suggested that her students ______experiences with ESP.
　　A. write a composition on their B. to write composition about the
　　C. wrote some compositions of his or her D. had written any compositions for his
　　解析：(A)suggest后面的從句要用虛擬語氣形式，其形式為should(可以省略)+動詞原形。
　　10. He speaks Chinese as fluently as if he ______a Chinese.
　　A. were B. had been C. is D. has been
　　解析：(A).表示與現在相反的虛擬。