Rabu, 14 Maret 2012

Conditional Sentence

A conditional sentence consists of two clauses; the if-clause, and the main clause. The if-clause can come first or second. When it comes first, we usually put a comma between the two clauses.

Conditional Sentence Type 1

The if-clause is in the present tense, the main clause uses will and the infinitive, or simple present.


Example :
I may study in university if i graduate from senior high school
If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.
If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation.
If you leave earlier, you will not be late.
If you open the windows, the room will get some fresh air.
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it will boil.
If we stare into the sun, we will hurt our eyes.
If Caroline and Sue prepare the salad, Phil will decorate  the house.
If Sue cuts the onions for the salad, Caroline will peel  the mushrooms.
Jane will hover the sitting room if Aaron and Tim move the furniture.



Conditional Sentence Type 2

The if-clause is in the simple past or the past continuous tense, the main clause uses would and the infinitive, or would be and the present participle (Verb-ing).

Example :

He could hug me, if he were here.
Fact : He can’t hug me, because, he is not here.
If I had a pair of wings, I would fly high.
Fact : I don’t have a pair of wings, I can’t fly.
If we didn’t live in a big city, we would not have to breathe polluted air everyday.
Fact : In truth, we live in a big city.
If I found her address, I would send her an invitation.
Fact : I don’t have your address.
I would send her an invitation if I found her address.
Fact : I don’t have your address.
If I had a lot of money, I wouldn’t stay here.
Fact : I am not stay here because I don’t have money.
If you studied hard, you would pass the exam.
Fact : You don’t study hard.
If I had a lot of money, I would lend you some.
Fact : I don’t have much money.





Conditional Sentence Type 3

The if-clause is in the past perfect or the past perfect continuous tense, the main clause uses would have and past participle (Verb 3), or would have been and present participle (Verb-ing).


Example :

If I had known that you were coming, I would have met you at the airport.
Fact : But I didn’t know, so I didn’t come.
If he had tried, to leave the country, he would have been stopped at the frontier.

Fact : But he didn’t try.
You could have answered the questions well if you had studied well last night.
Fact : You couldn’t answer the questions well, because you didn’t study well last night.
If the police had come earlier, they would have arrested the burglar.
Fact : they arrested the bulgar, because police did come earlier.
I would have gone if the rain had stopped.
Fact : I didn’t go because the rain didn’t stopped.
I would had come, if I had heaved nothing to do.
Fact : I didn’t come because I didn’t heaved nothing to do.


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