STRUCTURE & WRITTEN

EXPRESSION

“CONDITIONAL SENTENCE”
Arranged by:
Nurul Maghfiroh, S.S, M.Hum
 BASIC CONCEPT
TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
SIMPLE
SIMPLE PRESENT
PRESENT PRESENT
PRESENTFUTURE
FUTURE
V1 (s/es) will If I have a lot of money, I will buy a new car
1 S + do/does not + V1
is, am, are
S+ can + V1/be I will not pass the exam If I do not study
may
TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
SIMPLE PAST
SIMPLE PAST PAST FUTURE
PAST FUTURE
V2 would If the weather were nice, we would go to the zoo

2 S + did not + V1
were
S+ could + V1/be She would come to the party If she got invitation
might

TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE

PAST
PASTPERFECT
PERFECT PAST
PASTFUTURE PERFECT
FUTURE PERFECT
had V3 would
3 S + had not + V3
had been
S+ could + have V3/been
might
If I had remembered to take my umbrella with me yesterday, I would not have got wet.

I would have taken a picture of Alex standing on his head if I had had my camera with me.
 PRACTICE ON CONDITIONAL SENTENCE
Would explain
1. _____, I would explain why inflation is so high
A If I understood economics
(A) (C) If I didn’t understand economics
(B) If I understand economics (D) Unless I understood economics
TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
SIMPLE PAST PAST FUTURE
V2 would
2 S + did not + V1
were
S+ could + V1/be
might
2. If he ____ more confident during the interview, he might get the job he wanted
might get
A were
(A) (C) had been
(B) would be (D) was being
3. IfIf I had
had realized
realized that Tim was a bad driver, I _____ my car
(A) would not lend him (C) had not lent him
(B) did not lend him D would not have lent him
(D)
TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
PAST PERFECT PAST FUTURE PERFECT
had V3 would
3 S + had not + V3
had been
S+ could + have V3/been
might
4. If he had handed
handedin the application he _____ last week
(A) would be allowed to join the interview test
(B) was being allowed to join the interview test
C would have been allowed to join interview test
(C)
(D) he was allowed to join the interview test
TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
PAST PERFECT PAST FUTURE PERFECT
had V3 would
3 S + had not + V3
had been
S+ could + have V3/been
might

5. _____ to occur in the Earth’s crust, push pull and shake waves would
Wouldbe
begenerated
generated
simultaneously.
A If a break were
(A) (C) a break was
(B) If a break was (D) If broken
TYPE IF CLAUSE RESULT CLAUSE
SIMPLE PAST PAST FUTURE
V2 would
2 S + did not + V1
were
S+ could + V1/be
might
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