Conditional sentences
1. [is] introductory
Every sentence conditional consisted of [by] two clause, that is main clause and If clause. formation Or situation play the clause can reside in [in front/ahead] of and earn also behind. Situation difference play this cluse [is] not at all influence the meaning.
main clause in sentence [of] if always own the capital, [is] If clasue [do] not. most capital [is] often used [by] [is]: " Will" and other capital [is] " can", " May", " Must","Have To" and " Ought To". this capital can in the form of ' present' or ' past tense' as according to sentence type [of] if .
As according to its name, sentence [of] if expressing a[n matter expected happened, however in reality not yet or [is] not happened [by] as expected.
Example: Main Clause If Clause
1. I Will come to the party If Susi invites me
2. We shall go together If we have enough time
3. She cannot do the work If she is sick
above Sentence formation can be altered by removing to Play clause [in] sentence backside, so that its formation become
1. If Susi invites mew, I Will go to the party
2. If We have enough time, we shall go together
3. If She is sick, she cannot do the work.
Conditional Sentences Types
a. Type I ( future conditional sentence)
Sentence [of] if type I show [at] event to be expected became of [by] the in the future , so that [is] possible happened or [do] not. Capital [of] [at] playing clause and vb. [of] [at] if clause altogether in the form of present.
Example
1. They Will visit you ifyou meet them.
( Its meaning : They May visit you, you may meet they
2. I Can go for swim if the weather is of note bad
( Its meaning : I May go for a swim, the weather may of note of be bad)
b.Tipe II ( present conditional)
Sentence [of] if type II to express the something that interfere in the denagn fact nowadays so that not possible (to) became of [by] the small terjadai possibility or [of] present time , capital [of] [at] playing clause and vb. or to be and if clause altogether in the form of past tense. To Be for all pronoun [is] " were".
example of the
1. They would visit you if you meet them
( Artinya: they don’t visit you don’t meet them)
2. I could go for a swim if the weather were do not bad.
( Artinya: I can’t go for a swim because the weather is bad)
c.Tipe III ( Past conditional)
Sentence [of] if type III show [at] event that happened past time , used to express the something that oppose against the fact [of] when tooing so that [do] not mungki became of [by] the present time. Capital [of] [at] playing clause in the form of past tense added by ' Have' and or vb. ' to be' third form, vb. [is] [at] if clause in the form of past perfect tense.
Example:
1. They would have visited you if you had met them.
( Artinya : they didn’t visit you because you didn’t meet them)
2. I could have gone for a swim if the had not been bad.
( Artinya: I couldn’t go for a swim because the weather was bad)
IF Clause Type 1
Form
if + Simple Present, will-Future
Example: If I find her address, I will send her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I will send her an invitation if I find her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Simple Present und will-Future on how
to form negative sentences.
Example: If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.
Use
Conditional Sentences Type I refer to the future. An action in the future will only happen if
a certain condition is fulfilled by that time. We don't know for sure whether the condition
actually will be fulfilled or not, but the conditions seems rather realistic – so we think it is
likely to happen.
Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
I want to send an invitation to a friend. I just have to find her address. I am quite sure, however,
that I will find it.
Example: If John has the money, he will buy a Ferrari.
I know John very well and I know that he earns a lot of money and that he loves Ferraris.
So I think it is very likely that sooner or later he will have the money to buy a Ferrari.
Exercises
§ Exercise on IF Clauses Type I
§ Exercise 2 on IF Clauses Type I
IF Clause Type 2
Form
if + Simple Past, Hauptsatz mit Conditional I (= would + Infinitive)
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I would send her an invitation if I found her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Simple Past and Conditional I on how
to form negative sentences.
Example: If I had a lot of money, I wouldn’t stay here.
Were instead of Was
In IF Clauses Type II, we usually use ‚were‘ – even if the pronoun is I, he, she or
it .
Example: If I were you, I would not do this.
Use
Conditional Sentences Type II refer to situations in the present. An action could happen if the
present situation were different. I don't really expect the situation to change, however.
I just imagine „what would happen if …“
Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
I would like to send an invitation to a friend. I have looked everywhere for her address, but
I cannot find it. So now I think it is rather unlikely that I will eventually find her address.
Example: If John had the money, he would buy a Ferrari.
I know John very well and I know that he doesn't have much money, but he loves Ferraris.
He would like to own a Ferrari (in his dreams). But I think it is very unlikely that he will
have the money to buy one in the near future.
Exercises
§ Exercise on IF Clauses Type II
§ Exercise 2 on IF Clauses Type II
IF Clause Type 3
Form
if + Past Perfect, Hauptsatz mit Conditional II
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.
Example: I would have sent her an invitation if I had found her address.
Note: Main clause and / or if clause might be negative. See Past Perfect and Conditional II on
how to form negative sentences.
Example: If I hadn’t studied, I wouldn’t have passed my exams.
Use
Conditional Sentences Type III refer to situations in the past. An action could have happened
in the past if a certain condition had been fulfilled. Things were different then, however.
We just imagine, what would have happened if the situation had been fulfilled.
Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
Sometime in the past, I wanted to send an invitation to a friend. I didn't find her address,
however. So in the end I didn't send her an invitation.
Example: If John had had the money, he would have bought a Ferrari.
I knew John very well and I know that he never had much money, but he loved Ferraris. He
would have loved to own a Ferrari, but he never had the money to buy one.
