Conditional Sentence

Introduction

Conditional Sentence

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Rumus Conditional Sentence

Rumus Umum

Secara umum, rumus kalimat pengandaian ini adalah sebagai berikut.

 

if + condition, result/consequence

atau tanpa tanda baca koma:

result/consequence + if + condition

Rumus Conditional Sentence berbagai tipe

Type

Rumus Conditional Sentence

0

if + simple present, simple present

1

if + simple present, will + bare infinitive

2

if + simple past, would/could/might + bare infinitive

3

if + past perfect, would/should/could/might have + past participle

Contoh Conditional Sentence

Berikut contoh conditional sentence pada berbagai tipe sesuai dengan rumus di atas.

Type

Contoh Conditional Sentence

0

If we burn paper, it becomes ash.
(Jika kita membakar kertas, itu menjadi abu.)

1

If I meet him, I will introduce myself.
(Jika saya bertemu dia, saya akan memperkenalkan diri.)

2

If it rained tomorrow, I would sleep all day.
(Jika besok hujan, saya akan tidur sepanjang hari.)

3

If you had remembered to invite me, I would have attended your party.
(Jika kamu ingat mengundang saya, saya akan hadir di pestamu.)

Negatif if + condition

Rumus: if…not dapat digantikan dengan unless.

Contoh conditional sentence: if…not dan unless:

Dengan menggunakan rumus negatif if, contoh conditional sentence seperti di bawah ini.

  • If the students do not understand, they will raise their hand to ask.
  • Unless the students understand, they will raise their hand to ask.

 

Conditional sentences

Conditional sentences are sometimes confusing for learners of English as a second language.

Watch out:

  1. Which type of conditional sentences is it?
  2. Where is the if-clause (e.g. at the beginning or at the end of the conditional sentence)?

There are three types of conditional sentences.

type

condition

I

condition possible to fulfill

II

condition in theory possible to fulfill

III

condition not possible to fulfill (too late)

1. Form

type

if-clause

main clause

I

Simple Present

will-future or (Modal + infinitive)

II

Simple Past

would + infinitive *

III

Past Perfect

would + have + past participle *

2. Examples (if-clause at the beginning)

type

if clause

main clause

I

If I study,

I will pass the exam.

II

If I studied,

I would pass the exam.

III

If I had studied,

I would have passed the exam.

3. Examples (if-clause at the end)

type

main clause

if-clause

I

I will pass the exam

if I study.

II

I would pass the exam

if I studied.

III

I would have passed the exam

if I had studied.

4. Examples (affirmative and negative sentences)

type

 

Examples

 

 

long forms

short/contracted forms

I

+

If I study, I will pass the exam.

If I study, I'll pass the exam.

-

If I study, I will not fail the exam.
If I do not study, I will fail the exam.

If I study, I won't fail the exam.
If I don't study, I'll fail the exam.

II

+

If I studied, I would pass the exam.

If I studied, I'd pass the exam.

-

If I studied, I would not fail the exam.
If I did not study, I would fail the exam.

If I studied, I wouldn't fail the exam.
If I didn't study, I'd fail the exam.

III

+

If I had studied, I would have passed the exam.

If I'd studied, I'd have passed the exam.

-

If I had studied, I would not have failed the exam.
If I had not studied, I would have failed the exam.

If I'd studied, I wouldn't have failed the exam.
If I hadn't studied, I'd have failed the exam.

* We can substitute could or might for would (should, may or must are sometimes possible, too).

  • I would pass the exam.
  • I could pass the exam.
  • I might pass the exam.
  • I may pass the exam.
  • I should pass the exam.
  • I must pass the exam.

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