這2個有關時態的句子might have

Question

1. If it had not been for his help , I might have ended up sleeping on the street.

2. Without his help, I might end up sleeping on the street.


請問這2句有甚麼差別嗎


我是要表達出與過去是實相反的句子

那下面那個句子行的通嗎?

可以解釋一下嗎?

我也不太清楚我的問題，但是想知道第2句行不行的通

Answer 1

標準的假設句大家都知道是由if引導的副詞子句(表假設)加上主要子句(表可能導致的狀況)所構成.
但是在實際使用時, if子句經常會不見了. 原因是: 聽者或讀者可以由前後的語意而得知原本應該由if子句所傳達的語意.
例如:
You should have told me that!
你早該告訴我的!
It could have been worse.
情況本來可能更糟.

所以, 版主的第二個句子如果仍然要表達出與過去事實相反的語意, 應該改為:
Without his help, I might have ended up sleeping on the street.
=But for his help, I might have ended up sleeping on the street.
=But that he helped me, I might have ended up sleeping on the street.
=If it had not been for his help , I might have ended up sleeping on the street.

Answer 2

這2個有關時態的句子might have

1. If it had not been for his help , I might have ended up sleeping on the street.

表與過去事實相反，其公式為

If+ S +had+ pp，S+should/would/could/might+have+pp


2. Without his help, I might end up sleeping on the street.

第二句基本上不是假設句標準寫法，只是在陳述一個事實，
如果第二句要寫成假設句，表與現在式事實相反，要有IF才
能夠成假設句喔。其公式為

If S + were/ 過去式動詞，S+should/would/could/might+v


If there weren't his help, I might end up sleeping on the street.