Materi #90, Conditional Sentence (2&3)
Conditional sentence type 2
digunakan untuk:
1. Membicarakan hal-hal di masa depan 2. Membicarakan hal-hal yang terjadi
yang mungkin tidak akan terjadi di masa sekarang, yang mustahil ter-
(seperti membayangkan mimpi/cita- jadi.
cita misalnya). Contoh:
&
Contoh: If I were you, I would stop
If I got scholarship, I would smoking.
continue my study in London. (Tapi mustahil bagi saya untuk
(Tapi mungkin saya tidak menjadi kamu.)
mendapatkan beasiswa itu.)
Pola:
If + simple past, S + would + verb 1
If I had time, I would go with you.
If she met her mother, she would be happy.
If I were you, I would continue my study.
Materi #90, Conditional Sentence (2&3)
Conditional sentence type 3 digunakan untuk
menggambarkan situasi masa lalu yang tidak ter-
jadi dan membayangkan hasil dari situasi terse-
but. Tipe ini mengungkapkan kebalikan dari fakta
yang dihadapi.
Pola: If I had finished my study, I
would have worked at big compa-
If + past perfect, S + would + have + verb 3
ny.
If I had locked the car, the thief would
not have stolen my car. (Tapi faktanya saya tidak me-
If I had known about your problem, I nyelesaikan kuliah saya, dan saya
would have helped you. tidak bekerja di perusahaan be-
If my parents had been in Bandung, I sar.)
would have visited them everyday.
If she hadn't taken the course, she
wouldn't have gotten the scholarship.
Materi #90, Conditional Sentence (2&3)
TIPS
Pada conditional type 2, untuk hal yang tidak
benar atau mustahil gunakan to be 'were' un-
tuk setiap subject.
Contoh:
If she were me, she would slap her.
If they were nicer, we would be friends.
Exercise
Ubah verb di dalam kurung menjadi bentuk yang tepat!
1. If I (be) him, I would buy a new car.
2. She would have been angry if I (break) her glasses.
3. If I (meet) you, I would be happy.
4. If I succeeded in business, I (travel) the world.
5. If I (follow) you, I would have succeeded.