Conditional Sentence

What is a conditional sentence?

When a court finds a person guilty of a crime, the person may be sentenced to time in prison or, in certain circumstances, may be allowed to serve the sentence in the community. This is called a conditional sentence.

Bentuk Umum Conditional Sentence

MAIN CLAUSE + IF CLAUSE


DI MANA :


Main clause selalu mempunyai modal auxiliary
If clause selalu berupa : simple present, simple past, atau past perfect


1. conditional sentences type 1 : true in the present or future


S + MODAL V1 + V1 . . IF + S + V1 ATAU TO BE V1


FACT :
Mengubah kata if dengan on condition that, provided, atau unless


contoh  :
conditional : I may study in university if i graduate from senior high school
fact : i may study in university  on condition that i graduate from senior high school


2. conditional sentences type 2 : untrue in the present


S + MODAL V2 + V2 . . IF + S + V2 ATAU TO BE V2


FACT :
1. Ubah kata if menjadi because
2. Ubah tense menjadi simple present dan hilangkan modal
3. Ubah kalimat negatif menjadi positif dan sebaliknya


contoh :
conditional : I might study in university if i graduated from senior high school
fact : I don't study in university because i don't graduate from senior high school

3. conditional sentences type 3 : untrue in the past


S + MODAL V2 + HAVE + V3 . . IF + S + HAD + V3 ATAU HAD BEEN


FACT :
1. Ubah kata if menjadi because
2. Ubah tense menjadi simple present dan hilangkan modal
3. Ubah kalimat negatif menjadi positif dan sebaliknya

contoh :
conditional : I might have studied in university if i had graduated from senior high school
fact : I didn't study in university because i didn't graduate from senior high school

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