Conditional sentence

 Conditional sentences ada tiga jenis. Berikut ini akan kita bahas satu-persatu :

1.  Conditional Sentences (Type 1)

      Conditional sentences (kalimat pengandaian). Conditional sentences terdiri dari dua bagian, yaitu subordinate clause (if-clause) yang merupakan pernyataan syarat dan main clause yang merupakan akibat terpenuhi atau tidaknya syarat yang terkandung dalam subordinate clause.

If Clause               : Simple Present Tense
Main Clause : Simple Future Tense

Pada tipe 1 ini suatu tindakan dalam main clause akan terjadi bila syarat dalam if-clause terpenuhi.

Example :
If I have a lot of money, I will buy a new car.

2. Conditional Sentences (Type 2)

If Clause               : Simple Past Tense
Main Clause          : Past Future Tense (S + would + V1)

Tipe ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan/keadaan yang berlawanan/ bertentangan dengan kenyataan pada saat ini. Sebenarnya syarat dalam if-clause bisa saja terpenuhi, tetapi kemungkinannya sangat kecil.

Example :
If you studied hard, you would pass the exam.
(Real fact : You don’t study hard.)

3. Conditional sentence (Type 3)

If clause         : Past Perfect Tense (S + Had + V3)
Main clause  : Past Future Perfect (S + Would Have + V3)
           

Conditional sentence type 3 ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu syarat yang tidak mungkin lagi dipenuhi karena waktunya telah berlalu. Dengan kata lain, kenyataan bertentangan/berlawanan dengan keadaan di masa lampau.

Example :
If I had studied hard, I would have passed the exam.
(Real fact : I didn’t study hard, so I didn’t pass the exam.
Atau, I didn’t pass the exam because I didn’t study hard.)
 

Latihan untuk conditional sentences :
 

1. If I miss (miss) the buss the bus this afternoon , I’ll get a taxi.
2. If I had more money, would you marry (you,marry) me ?
3. Please don’t sign this contract before I checked (check, them)
4. You would have a lot off friends if you (not,be) so mean.
5. If she had bought a new house she would have been (be )happy.
6. If your conditions are competitive, we (place) will an order.
7. If I had more time, I (do) would do a course in business English.
8. If we had known more about their culture, negotiating (be) would have been easier.
9. If you (customize) customize your CV, your chances of getting a job will be better.
10. We (cancel) cancel our order if you don't deliver the goods by Friday. 

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