Conditional Sentences

Hi everyone!

Siapa nih yang pernah denger tentang “conditional sentence”? Conditional sentence dalam bahasa Indonesia adalah kalimat pengandaian. Nah, conditional sentence ini terdiri dari 3 tipe yang penggunaannya juga berbeda-beda loh! Yuk kita sama-sama belajar mengenai Conditional Sentences!

 

Conditional Sentence Type 1

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

If Clause: simple present tense (S + V1)

Main Clause: simple future tense (S + will + V1)

Contoh:

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

You will get a good score if you study hard.

Selain itu, kata will dalam main clause dapat diganti dengan modal auxiliaries lainnya, seperti may, can, must, dan should. 

Contoh:

If the weather is bad, the flight may be cancelled.

If you want to be able to speak English well, you must practice regularly.

 

Conditional Sentence Type 2

Kalimat pada tipe 2 digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu tindakan atau keadaan yang berlawanan dengan kenyataan pada saat ini.

If Clause: simple past tense (S + V2)

Main Clause: past future tense (S + would + V2)

Contoh:

If you studied hard, you would pass the exam.

(Real fact: You don’t study hard)

If I had a lot of money, I would lend you some.

(Real fact: I don’t have much money)

Selain itu, kata would juga dapat diganti dengan could atau might

Contoh:

You might be successful if you tried harder.

If I had some information, I could let you know.

 

Conditional Sentence Type 3

Kalimat pada tipe ini digunakan untuk menyatakan suatu syarat yang tidak mungkin lagi dipenuhi karena waktunya telah berlalu. Artinya, kenyataan bertentangan dengan keadaan di masa lampau.

If Clause: past perfect tense (S + had + V3)

Main Clause: past perfect future (S + would have + V3)

Contoh:

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)

I would have come to your house if the weather had been fine.

(Real fact: I didn’t come to your house because the weather wasn’t fine)

Selain itu, would have juga bisa diganti dengan could have atau might have

Contoh:

If they had found him earlier, they could have saved his life.

I might have been able to help you if I hadn’t had much work.

 

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