CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

(Explanation)

Conditional Sentence (=Kalimat pengandaian) adalah kalimat yang digunakan untuk menyatakan
sesuatu yang mungkin terjadi atau mungkin tidak terjadi seperti yang diharapkan.
Conditional sentence terdiri dari dua klausa, yaitu:
Main Clause (Induk Kalimat) dan IF Clause.
Letak main clause bisa di depan maupun di belakang IF Clause. Perbedaan letak ini tidak
mempengaruhi arti.
Ada beberapa tipe Conditional Sentence, yaitu:

Type I: Future Conditional

Type II: Present Conditional
Type III: Past Conditional

I FUTURE POSSIBLE CONDITION

Kalimat ini mengungkapkan kejadian yang diharapkan akan terjadi di masa yang akan datang
dan memiliki kemungkinan untuk terjadi.
Pola kalimat:
If + S + Verb (present), S + will + Verb1
Kalimat 1 Kalimat 2
Contoh

1. If I have enough time, I will visit him.(mean: I may have enough time, I may visit him)

1. I will go to the beach if my father gives me permission.( mean: Perhaps, I go to the

beach, my father permit me)

1. We will wait if you want to join us.(mean: Perhaps, we wait, you probably want to join
us)

1. If you study hard, you will pass the final exam.(mean: Perhaps, you study hard, you may
pass the final exam)

1. If he wins the competition, they will give him a gold medal.(mean: Perhaps, he win the
competition, they may give him gold medal)

II. PRESENT UNREAL CONDITION

Kalimat ini menyatakan peristiwa yang diharapkan terjadi sekarang tetapi tidak terjadi.
Pola kalimat:
If + S + Verb 2 / were, S + would + Verb1
Kalimat 1 Kalimat 2
contoh
 1. If she visited me, I would give him money.(mean: She doesnt visit me, so I dont give
her money.)

1. If I had enough time, I would go swimming.(mean: I dont have enough time, so I dont
go swimming.)

1. If you were a flower, I would be a bee.(mean: You are not a flower, I am not a bee.)

1. If Agnes Monica were my girlfriend, I would be the happiest boy in the world.(mean:
Agnes Monica is not my girlfriend, so I am not the happiest boy in the world)

Catatan:
Pada tipe ini, to be untuk semua subyek pada IF clause adalah WERE.

III. PAST IMPOSSIBLE CONDITION

Kalimat ini menyatakan peristiwa yang diharapkan terjadi di waktu lampau, tetapi tidak terjadi.
Pola kalimat:
If + S + had + Verb 3, S + would have + Verb 3
Kalimat 1 Kalimat 2
contoh

1. If she had studied hard, she would have passed the final exam.(mean: She didnt study
hard, so she didnt pass the final exam.)

1. If the team had played well, it would have won the competition.(mean: The didnt play
well, so the team didnt win the competition)

1. If Britney Spears had been here, I would have been very happy.(mean: Britney was not
here, so I was not very happy.)

1. If you had come to my house, you would have met me.(mean: You didnt come to my
house, so you didnt meet me.)

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
Conditional sentence is a complex sentence expressing a result which is expressed
from a condition. The condition is expressed in a clause which generally begins with the word
if and the result is in the main clause. The result expressed can be real and unreal. There are
three types of conditional sentence:
I FUTIRE POSSIBLE CONDITION
Future conditional sentence expresses that something expressed in the main clause with
[probably happen in the past or future as long as the condition is fulfilled:
FAKTANYA BENAR TERJADI
 IF CLAUSE: PRESENT TENSE MAIN CLAUSE : FUTURE TENSE
S+ V1/S/IS, AM, ARE+ COMP S + WILL + V 1 / BE
1. IF SHE IS HERE SHE WILL BE HAPPY
2. IF HE COMES TO HER PARTY HE CAN MEET HIS EX GIRL FRIEND

II. PRESENT UNREAL CONDITION

The present un real condition expressed that something in the if clause is unreal so it is
impossible for some thing in the main clause to happen in the present time.
FAKTANYA TAK TERJADI
IF CLAUSE: SIMPLE PAST TENSE MAIN CLAUSE : PAST TENSE
S+ V2 / WERE + COMP S+ WOULD + V1 / BE
1. If she loved him He would marry her this year.
(she doesnt love him) (he doesnt marry her this year.)
2. If he were more patient. He would he able to win her heart.
(he isnt patient) (he cant win her heart)

III. PAST IMPOSSIBLE CONDITION

The past conditional sentence expresses that something in the if clause did not happen in the
past so what is expressed in the main clause did not take place.
FAKTANYA SEBALIKNYA (SETELAH MAUPUN SEBELUM IF)

IF CLAUSE : PAST PERFECT MAIN CLAUSE : PAST FUTURE

S + HAD + V3/ BEEN PERFECT
(S + WOULD + HAVE + V 3 / BEEN
1. If he had come to her party He would have met his ex girl friend.
( he didnt come to her party) (he didnt meet her)
2. If she had not been busy He would have helped
(she was busy) (he didnt help us)