Sebelum fellas baca bahasan di bawah ini, ada baiknya intip bahasan #EngClass: Conditional 1 dulu ya :)
Sambil baca bahasan #EngClass: Conditional 1, ayo coba jawab beberapa pertanyaan berikut:
- Apa topik dari link yang barusan admin sebut?
- Kenapa Conditional 1 disebut (Future – Possible)?
- Apa resep kalimat Conditional 1?
If you can answer all three questions correctly, I reckon you’re all ready for this article. Let’s start! This time, we’ll discuss Conditional 2.
Conditional sentences punya 2 bagian: klausa utama, klausa “if”. Masing2 klausa punya Subject dan Verb sendiri. Apa maksudnya “masing2 klausa punya Subject dan Verb sendiri”? Coba cek di bahasan #EngClass: Conditional 1.
Conditional sentences ada 3 tipe:
Kali ini kita bahas Conditional 2.
Conditional 2 menyatakan
“Andai aku… Sekarang ini, aku seharusnya/bisa saja/mungkin akan/mungkin bisa…”
Kalimat ini menunjukkan pengandaian yang tidak sesuai dengan kenyataan. Bingung? Berikut contohnya:
- “Andai aku giat belajar, aku pasti akan lulus ujian.”
- “If I studied diligently, I would pass the test.”
- Tapi gak belajar, lulus?
Kenapa Conditional 2 disebut (present – unreal)? Karena kondisi yang diandaikan, tidak sesuai dengan kenyataan.
Contoh:
- “Andai aku belajar” menunjukkan aku gak belajar, sedangkan ujian sudah terjadi. Jadi gak mungkin belajar lagi biar lulus, kan?
Resep Conditional 2:
Main clause with Would/Should/Could/Might + V1 + IF clause in Simple Past Tense
Contoh:
- “He would make good grades IF he studied hard.”
Resep lain Conditional 2:
IF clause in Simple Past Tense [comma] Main clause with Would/Should/Could/Might + V1
Contoh:
- “If he studied hard, he would make good grades.”
Catatan Penting:
- If clause Conditional 2 selalu diikuti verb Past Tense, kecuali “to be”. Gunakan “were” untuk if clause Conditional 2.
- Would – akan (will), Should – seharusnya (shall), Could – bisa (can), Might – mungkin (may).
- Main clause menggunakan Would/Should/Could/Might dan selalu diikuti Verb 1.
Ayo kita coba:
- “If I (have) enough money, I (will, fly) to Europe.”
- buat kalimat conditional 2 dan ubah verb di dalam tanda kurung.
- Answer: “If I had enough money, I would fly to Europe.”
- Artinya: Kalau aku punya cukup uang, aku akan ke Eropa.
- if clause diikuti past tense
Ayo kita coba 1 lagi:
- “If I (to be) there, I (can, carry) those boxes for you.”
- buat kalimat conditional 2 dan ubah verb di dalam tanda kurung.
- Answer: “If I were there, I could carry those boxes for you.”
- Artinya: Kalau aku di sana, aku bisa mengangkat kotak-kotak untukmu.
Alright! Let’s do the following exercises ;) Ready?
Practice
- If my mother (to be) here, she (will, know) what to do.
- If they (work) harder, they (shall, get) better salaries.
- If this naughty student (know) more grammar, he (may, be) in next grade.
- If you (take) the noon-train, you (will, get to) Jogja about 4pm.
- If today (to be) Saturday, I (will not, have) to work.
Answer
- If my mother were here, she would know what to do.
- If they worked harder, they should get better salaries.
- If this naughty student knew more grammar, he might be in next grade.
- If you took the noon-train, you would get to Jogja about 4pm.
- If today were Saturday, I would not have to work.
Compiled and written by @Miss_Qiak at @EnglishTips4U on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Related post(s):
- #EngClass: Conditional 1
- #EngClass: Conditional 3
- #EngClass: Conditional clause summary
- #EngClass: Simple past tense (Positive)
- #EngClass: Modal auxiliary
^MQ