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Chapter CONDITIONAL
4b TYPE 3

Structure:

IF CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE

(kondisi) (hasil/akibat)

(had + Verb 3) (would + have + Verb 3)

If this thing had happened, that thing would have happened.

Examples:

 You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder.
 If you had worked harder, you would have passed your exam.

 If I had worked harder I would have passed the exam.

(But I didn't work hard, and I didn't pass the exam.)

 If I had known you were coming I would have baked a cake.

(But I didn't know and I didn't bake a cake.)

 I would have been happy if you had called me on my birthday.

(But you didn't call me and I am not happy.)

Usage:
IMAGINARY SITUATIONS IN THE PAST.

o The type 3 conditional refers to an impossible condition in the past.

o These sentences are truly hypothetical and unreal, because it is now too late for
the condition or its result to exist.
o The reality is the opposite of, or contrary to, what the sentence expresses.
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WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES MEAN?

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QUIZES
CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF CONDITIONAL SENTENCE (TYPE 2 OR 3).
1. You ……… the job if you were not late to the interview.
A. Would have gotten
B. would get
C. will get

2. Let's clean our house. If you sweep the floor, I ……… the dishes with Mom
A. wash
B. will wash
C. would wash

3. If water reaches 100 degrees, it ………

A. boils
B. boiled
C. would boil

4. Plants die if they ……… enough water.

A. get
B. don’t get
C. didn’t get

5. I will visit your hometown………

A. If I come to Indonesia.
B. If I came to Indonesia
C. If I will come to indonesia

6. If I ……… the question, I would answer it.

A. understand
B. Understood
C. had understood

7. If John ……… hard, he could pass the examination.

A. studies
B. studied
C. had studied

8. If I had known that you were in hospital, I ……… you.

A. would have visited
B. would visit
C. will visit

9. He ……… his exams if he had learnt more.

A. wouldn’t have failed
B. wouldn’t failed
C. won’t fail

10. If you ……… earlier, you would have seen the beautiful sunrise.
A. wake up
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B. woke up
C. had woken up

11. If you . ……… tomorrow, he will be very angry with you

A. don’t come
B. didn’t come
C. hadn’t come

12. If he listened more carefully, he ……… (not/ make) so many mistakes.

A. Wouldn’t make
B. Would make
C. Will not make

13. If you ……… your problem to the manager, he would be able to help you.
A. explain
B. explained
C. didn't explain

14. What is the meaning of the conditional sentences?

A. Kalimat untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang akan sudah selesai
B. Kalimat untuk menyatakan aktivitas yang terjadi secara berurutan dengan
jeda waktu
C. Kalimat yang digunakan untuk mengungkapkan
keinginan,harapan,pengandaian,atau rencana yang mungkin dapat atau
tidak dapat terwujud

15. Apa fungsi yang tepat untuk Conditional Sentences Type 3 ?

A. Untuk menyatakan fakta, kebenaran umum, atau kebiasaan.
B. untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang mungkin akan terjadi dimasa yang akan
datang
C. Untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang berlawanan dengan apa yang terjadi saat
ini, atau untuk menyatakan sesuatu yang sangat kecil kemungkinannya
untuk terjadi atau hampir tidak mungkin terjadi.
D. untuk berandai andai tentang sesuatu yang berlawanan dengan apa yang
sudah terlanjur terjadi

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