Introduction
Conditional Sentence
Conditional tenses are used to speculate about what could happen, what might have happened, and what we wish would happen. In English, most sentences using the conditional contain the word if. Conditional sentences consists of two clause, namely : Main clause (Parent Sentence) and If clause.
There are three types of conditional sentence.
The types are :
1. First Type (Type 1)
True in the present or future. It reveals to events that are expected to occur in the future and are likely to occur.
Form :
IF + S + Verb 1+O+adv, S + Will + Verb1 + O+adv
If Clause Main Clause
Example : - If it rains, you will get wet.
If clause Main clause
(In truth : It may not rain, so I won't get rain)
- If we have enough time, we will go to Jakarta.
If clause Main clause
(In truth : We may don’t have enough time, so we won't go to Jakarta)
2. Second Type (Type 2)
Untrue (contraty to fact) in the Present/Future. It states that the expected events occur now but it didn't happen.
Form :
IF + S + Verb2/were +O+adv, S + would/could + Verb1 + O+adv
If clause Main Clause
Example : - If we had enough time now, we would go to Jakarta.
If clause Main clause
(In truth : We do not have enough time, so we don't go to Jakarta)
- If you were here right now, you would see a beautiful rainbow.
If clause Main clause
(In truth: You are not here, so you didn't see a beautiful rainbow)
In Truth Form : Simple Present Tense
3. Third Type (Type 3)
Untrue in the past. It states that the expected events occured in the past, but it didn't happen.
Form :
If + S + had + Verb 3, S + would have + Verb 3
If clause Main Clause
Example : - If we had studied hard, we would have won the competition.
If clause Main clause
(In truth : We did't study hard, so we didn't won the competition)
- If you had told me your problem, I would have helped you
If clause Main clause
(In Truth : You didn't tell me your problem, so I can help you)
In Truth Form : Simple Past
Task
Before make a condional sentence, we have know about the type first. We have to know the most different between three of conditional sentence types. We also have to right to choose the grammar, in order to we not misunderstanding what we mean is.
Evaluation
Inverted, only for Type 2 and Type 3.
Type 2
Example :
If I were you, I would get much money. Inverted : Were I you, I would get much money
If clause Main clause If clause Main clause
Type 3
Example :
If I had known your home, I would have played with you. Inverted : Had I known your home, I would have played with you
If clause Main clause If clause Main clause
* The layout of the main clause can be in front of or the behind the if clause. The different lies not effect the meaning.
Credits
http://www.edufind.com/english-grammar/conditional
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/conditionals.html
Sofendi.2012.English for Academic Purposes for the students of natural scienses.Palembang,Sriwijaya University