CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

CHAPTER 9

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

(If Clause)
1. PRESENT REAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE FACT
if+Simple Present
If I graduate in march S+Modal1(will)+inf.+O
I will take master degree in July. it is possible to happen.
I may graduate in March so I may take master degree in July.
2. PRESENT UNREAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE FACT
if+Simple Past
If I graduated in March. S+Modal2(wouldl)+inf.+O
I would take master degree in July. Simple Present
I don’t graduate in March so I can’t take master degree in July.
3. PAST UNREAL
IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE FACT
if+ Past Perfect
If I had graduated in March. S+Modal2(would)+have+V3+O
I would have taken master degree in July. Simple Past
I couldn’t take master degree in July because I didn’t graduate in March.
Catatan:
1. Pernyataan dalam SUBJUNCTIVE dan CONDITIONAL SENTENCES selahu bertentangan dengan fakta.
2. Perubahan-perubahan TENSES yang terjadi dalam SUBJUNCTIVE juga berlaku dalam CONDITIONAL SENTENCES.
3. IF dalam IF CLAUSE dapat dihilangkan jika terdapat kata bantu SHOULD, WERE, dan HAD dalam IF CLAUSE.
ex: If I had been rich – Had I been rich