THE US E S W I S H ,

AS I F / T H O U G H
SUBJUNCTIVE
MENURUT MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S LEARNER'S DICTIONARY  SUBJUNCTIVE ADALAH “GRAMMAR: OF OR
RELATING TO THE VERB FORM THAT IS USED TO EXPRESS SUGGESTIONS, WISHES, UNCERTAINTY,
POSSIBILITY, ETC.” 
SUBJUNCTIVE ADALAH BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN BENTUK KATA KERJA YANG DIGUNAKAN UNTUK
MENYATAKAN SARAN, HARAPAN, KETIDAKYAKINAN / KETIDAKPASTIAN, KEMUNGKINAN,
SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
• DIGUNAKAN UNTUK PENGANDAIAN YANG TERJADI PADA MASA SEKARANG. DENGAN RUMUS SEBAGAI
BERIKUT :

• WISH : SUBJECT + WISH + SUBJECT + VERB2

• AS IF / AS THOUGH : SUBJECT + VERB + AS IF/THOUGH + SUBJECT +WILL VERB 1
• WOULD RATHER : SUBJECT + WOULD RATHER + SUBJECT + VERB
• IF ONLY : IF ONLY + SUBJECT + VERB 2
EXAMPLE
• I WISH HE KNEW ABOUT MY FEELING (AKU BERHARAP DIA TAU PERASAA KU)
• SHE WISH THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS (DIA BERHARAP MAKANAN NYA ENAK)
• IF ONLY I KNEW HIM BEFORE YOU, I CAN STUDY WITH HIM (SEANDAINYA AKU MENGENAL NYA SEBELUM KAMU, AKU DAPAT
BELAJAR DENGAN NYA)

• IF ONLY I HAD A CAT, I CAN SLEEP WITH IT (SEANDAINYA AKU MEMILIKI KUCING, AKU DAPAT TIDUR DENGAN NYA)
• MY MOM WOULD RATHER I TOLD THE TRUTH (IBUKU LEBIH SUKA JIKA AKU BERKATA JUJUR)
• YOU LOOK VERY CONFIDENT AS IF/THOUGH YOU WILL PASS THE EXAM (ANDA TAMPAK PERCAYA DIRI SEOLAH-OLAH ANDA
AKAN LULUS UJIAN INI)
TRUE SITUATION
◻ TRUE, PRESENT SITUATION THAT I’D LIKE TO CHANGE: I CAN’T SPEAK KOREAN.

◻ I WISH I COULD SPEAK KOREAN.

◻ TRUE, PRESENT SITUATION THAT I’D LIKE TO CHANGE: I HAVE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION IN CLASS TOMORROW.

◻ I WISH I DIDN’T HAVE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION IN CLASS TOMORROW.

◻ TRUE, PRESENT SITUATION THAT I’D LIKE TO CHANGE: NEBRASKA WINTERS ARE VERY COLD.

◻ I WISH NEBRASKA WINTERS WEREN’T VERY COLD.

◻ TRUE, PRESENT SITUATION THAT I’D LIKE TO CHANGE: MY BOSS IS ANGRY AT ME FOR BEING LATE.

◻ I WISH MY BOSS WEREN’T ANGRY AT ME FOR BEING LATE.

(*BE IS ALWAYS WERE IN SIMPLE PAST*)
FUTURE TENSE

• FUTURE TENSE DIGUNAKAN UNTUK BENTUK PENGANDAIAN YANG DIGUNAKAN PADA MASA YANG AKAN
DATANG.

• RUMUS :
• SUBJECT + WISH + SUBJECT + COULD/WOULD + VERB
EXAMPLE
•I WISH YOU COULD TEACH ME ABOUT THIS SUBJECT (AKU BERHARAP KAMU DAPAT MENGAJARI KU
TENTANG MATERI INI)

• YOU WISH I WOULD COME TO HIS PARTY (KAMU BERHARAP AKU AKAN DATANG KE PESTA NYA)
• WE WISH WE COULD PASS THE EXAMINATION (KAMI BERHARAP KAMI DAPAT LULUS UJIAN)
• I WISH I WOULD MEET YOU (AKU BERHARAP AKU DAPAT BERTEMU DENGAN MU)
• THEY WISH WE COULD COME TO THE PARTY (MEREKA BERHARAP KAMI DAPAT DATANG KE PESTA)
PAST TENSE
DIGUNAKAN UNTUK KALIMAT PENGANDAIAN NAMUN YANG TERJADI PADA LAMPAU ATAU MASA YANG
SUDAH LEWAT.

• RUMUS :
• WISH : SUBJECT + WISHED + SUBJECT + HAD + VERB 3
• WOULD RATHER : SUBJECT + WOULD RATHER + SUBJECT + HAD + VERB
• IF ONLY : IF ONLY + SUBJECT + HAD + VERB 3
EXAMPLE
• I WISH THAT I HAD HAD MORE TIME FOR YOU (AKU BERHARAP AKU MEMILIKI BANYAK WAKTU UNTUK
MU)

• THEY WOULD RATHER I HAD BEEN THERE (MEREKA LEBIH SUKA JIKA AKU BERADA DISANA)
• IF ONLY YOU HAD BEEN CAME TO MY HOUSE LAST NIGHT (SEANDAINYA KAMU DATAG KE RUMAHKU
MALAM KEMARIN)