Senin, 10 Oktober 2016
Hallo!
Today, im gonna write some grammar
study that im sure most of u have known or learnt about this. Yep! Conditional
Sentence. It is sentence that talked about supposition, real or not.
We usually know the word if as the kind of conditional sentence, but not
only that actually, there’s also wish that can use for this kind of sentence. So, in
this post, we will learn about two materies; wish and if.
Now first, let’s learn about wish.
WISH
Betty Azar said that people often
make wishes when they want reality to be different, to be exactly the opposite
of (contrary to) the true situation. So, to make this kind of sentence, the
word wish can express a supposition about present/future and about
past. To make it simple, lets look at the table:
WISH
|
EXPLANATION
|
EXAMPLE
|
|
The True
Situation
|
The Wish
Expression
|
||
Present/future
|
In this type, you can express a situation using past verb form.
So the pattern is:
s+wish/wishes+s+verb 2+o. |
1. I don’t know the truth
2. She has to go now
3. I’m not the only one
|
1. I wish I knew the truth
2. She wishes she didn’t have to go now
3. I wish I were* the only one
|
Past
|
When you make wishes about past situation, you have to use past
perfect. So the pattern is:
s+wish/wishes+s+past perfect+o. |
1. He didn’t help her
2. I didn’t go to campus
3. She bought many
books |
1. He wishes he had helped her
2. I wish I had gone to campus
3. She wishes she hadn’t bought many books
|
*were is used for all
subjects.
Nah, if you already understand about
this first matery, let’s test your skill by doing this exercise:
THE TRUE
SITUATION
|
MAKING WISH
|
John didn’t call me last night
|
...............................................................................
|
Ann wasn’t at the class yesterday
|
.............................................................................
|
You doesn’t understand my problem
|
.............................................................................
|
I spent all of my money yesterday
|
.............................................................................
|
He didn’t finish high school
|
.............................................................................
|
Now let's move on to the second matery.
IF CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
There are three kinds of if
conditional sentence; conditional type I, conditional type II, and
conditional type III (it will be explain on the table).
In if conditional sentence,
there are two clauses; if clause and main clause. Example:
If I were there, I would help you.
if clause main clause
if clause main clause
The if clause is usually
written first, so you have use comma before main clause, and it
will be like the previous example. We also can write the main clause first,
and we don’t need to use a comma, example:
I would help
you if I were there.
main clause if clause
main clause if clause
The explanation of the three type of
if conditional sentence:
TYPE
|
EXPLANATION
|
IF CLAUSE
|
MAIN CLAUSE
|
EXAMPLE
|
I
|
The if clause still realistic, so the situation is still
possible to come, and there is no fact.
|
Simple present
|
Will/can+V1
|
If she has enough money, she can go to London.
|
II
|
It is usually used to talk about the situations that are the
opposite of the real situations. It’s unreal in the present or future. The
fact situation is in present tense form.
|
Simple past
|
Would/could+V1
|
If I were you, I wouldn’t do this.
|
III
|
It is likely about the regret of what happened in the past. The
fact situation is in past tense.
|
Past perfect
|
Would have/could have+V3
|
If I had had a chance, I would have made you happy.
|
Except a positive form, there is
also a negative form of conditional sentence, right? And instead of write the if+not
form, we also can use unless. Example:
Unless I study
hard, I will not get the best score.
Now, let’s do the last exercise:
1. Unless I had enough time, I (go, not)
………………………… to the park.
2. If she buys a car, she (drive)
………………………… to Springfield next month.
3. You could have seen my boyfriend
if you (come) ………………………… to my party.
4. I can go for a five-mile walk if
the weather (be) ………………………… good.
5. If I knew how to swim, I (go)
………………………… to the beach with you.
HOPE IT HELPS! :)
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