Conditional Sentence

Conditional Sentence

      Conditional Sentence is the If sentences are used to describe or imagine the consequences of events. This sentence is consists of two parts, there are “ main clause” and “if clause”.

This sentences is have 3 type, there are :

1.      Real Conditional Sentence

Real Conditional Sentence is used to imaging the consequences of event that are likely to happen or to describe the consequences of event that always happen.

This sentences is happened if the “if – clause” is fulfilled and not happened if the “if – clause” isn’t fulfilled.

Rumus : (If + Subject + Present Tense + Subject + Future Tense)

Contoh :

·         If our flight isn’t delayed, we will have lunch before meeting;

·         If you press that button, the machine will work.

·         If i eat this dinner, i will get stomache.

·         If I have enough time, I will enjoy my holiday.

·         If you have some money, you can buy my watch.

2.      Unreal Conditional Sentence

Unreal Conditional Sentence is used to imaging the consequences of event that are very unlikely to happen or events that cannot possibly happen.

This sentences isn’t match with the event that happen now or isn’t match with the reality.

Rumus : (If + Subject + Simple Past Tense + Subject + Would + Verb 1)

Contoh :

·         If the battery was in charge, i would use in my car.

·         If i was finish my homework, i would go to Jogja.

·         If you placed this glass on the corner of table, that may not break.

·         If you repaired my computer, I would finish my report.

·         If I was took the train, I would get there past

3.      Unreal Conditional Sentence In The Past

Unreal Conditional Sentence In The Past is used to speculate about the consequences of events that happened began or began to happen in the past.

This sentences isn’t match with the event that happen in the past or isn’t match with the reality in the past.

Rumus : (If + Subject + Past Perfect Tense + Subject + Would have + Past participle)

Contoh :

·         If i had known this work was going to take so long, I would not have started it before holiday.

·         If my car hadn’t break down, I would have arrived on time.

·         If she hadn’t come late, we would have enter that stadium.

·         If I had known this film is bad, I wouldn’t have watched this movie yesterday.

·         If you had known this wallet is steal, you wouldn’t have putted this wallet on my bag last week.  

Source :

Buku International Bussiness English, Leo Jones dan Richard Alexander, penerbit Cambridge University Press, cetakan ke – 9  tahun 1993, hal 93