CONDITIONAL TENSE

     Conditional tense merupakan bentuk kalimat yang menunjukkan harapan dan syarat. Kalimat Conditional terdiri dari dua sub kalimat: kalimat induk dan anak kalimat, yang keduanya dihubungkan dengan if atau unless. Posisi Anak dan Induk kalimat dapat dibalik dengan tidak mengubah isi kalimat.

Type I (The Future Possible Condition):

     Usually describes the plan (plan) or possibility (possibility)

A. Pattern : Present Future Tense (S +  will/shall +  (be) Verb 1+O) “If”  Simple Present Tense (S + Verb 1 (is, am, are) + O)

Example: They will come if you invite them

B. Pattern : “If” Simple Present Tense (S + Verb 1 (is, am, are) + O), Present Future Tense (S + will/shall + Verb 1+ O)

Example: If you invite them, they will come

Type II (The Present Unreal Condition):

     Usually describes the fantasy / delusion / desire / expectation

A. Pattern : Past Future Tense (S + Would + (be) Verb 1+ O) “if”  Simple Past Tense (S + Verb 2 (was/were) + O)

Example: They would come if you invited them

B. Pattern : if  Simple Past Tense (S + Verb 2 (was/were) + O, Past Future Tense (S + Would + (be) Verb 1+O)

Example: If you invited them, they would come

Type III (The Past Unreal Condition):

     usually describes the Regret (regret) in the past

A. Pattern : Past Future Perfect Tense (S + would + have + (been) Verb 3+O) if Past Perfect Tense (S + had + (been) verb 3 + O)

Example: They would have come if you had invited them

B. Pattern : if  Past Perfect Tense (S + had + (been) verb 3 + O), Past Future Perfect Tense (S + would + have + (been) Verb 3+O)

Example: If you had invited them, they would have come