Imaginary Conditionals : Present Or Unspecified Time

I.     INTRODUCTION

Imaginary conditions express ideas that the speaker or writer thinks are unlikely, untrue, or contrary to fact. They may be wishes or dreams, or they may express advice to others.

Conditional Sentence is a form of complex sentence formed from a subordinate clause that begins with the subordinate conjunction if in the form of conditions and playing clause which is also a result or consequence.

The sentence conditional (conditional sentence) is also a sentence to be able to assume that something that has not happened, does not occur, or has happened.

This sentence also consists of two parts, namely the free clause (independent clause) which will become the parent sentence and the clause if (clause) which also has the statement of presuppositions.

Free clause is one clause that stands alone because it has a complete meaning. Whereas the if clause is one form of clause that cannot stand alone because it has an incomplete clause beginning with if.

Each conditional sentence also consists of two clauses, namely Main Clause (independent clause) and if Clause (clause or dependent clause).

The composition or location of the Main Clause can be in front and also behind. The difference in the location of the main clause does not affect the meaning at all.

Main Clause in a presupposition sentence will always have capital, while If Clause is not.

The capital most often used is: "will" or "shall" an Other capital is "can", "may", "must", "have to" and "ought to".

This capital can be in the form of present or past tense according to the type of sentence it presupposes.

Type of Conditional Sentences :

1. Zero Conditional (Conditional Sentences type 0)

2. Conditional Sentence Type I

3. Conditional Sentence Type 2

4. Conditional Sentence Type 3

II. DISCUSSION

A.    Imaginary Conditions : Present or Unspecified Time

a.       Could, might or would is used in the main clause, and a subjunctive form is used in the if clause.

The Example ;

1.      If I had more money, I could take some trips.

Implied meaning : I don’t have much money, so I a not able to take many trips.

2.      If I were rich, I would never worry.

Implied meaning : I’m not rich, so I worry sometimes

b.      In most cases, the subjunctive form is the same as the simple past tense, but with the verb be, were is used for all persons in formal English.

The Example ;

1.    If I were you, I would save money.

Implied meaning : my advice to you is that you should save money.

2.    If I was you, I would save money.

Implied meaning : my advice to you is that you should save money.

A.    Type of Conditional Sentences :

a.       Zero conditional or conditional sentence type 0

It  is a conditional sentence that can be used when (result or consequence) of the condition (condition) that always materializes because of the truth in the scientific (scientific fact) or general truth (general truth) which is a habit (habitual action ) The dependent clause (if + clause) can also be started by the word "if" or "when"

b.      Conditional Sentence Type I

That is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

c.       Conditional Sentence Type 2

This is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled.

d.      Conditional Sentence Type 3

That is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past.

Form :

1.      Conditional Sentence Type 1

If + Subjek + V1

S + Will + V1

2.      Conditional Sentence Type 2

If + Subjek + V2

Were + S + M2 + V1 

3.      Rumus Conditional Sentence Type 3

If + Subjek + Had + V3 + S + M2 + Have + V3

Type Form Conditional Sentence

• Type 0  :  if + simple present, simple present.
• Type 1  :  if + simple present, will + bare infinitive.
• Type 2  :  if + simple past, would/could/might + bare infinitive.
• Type 3  :  if + past perfect, would/should/could/might have + past participle.

 Conditional Sentence Type 1

Example :

• She will arrive here on time if she ride her bike in hurry.
• If they don’t come to my birthday party, I will send them a message.
• She will have much money if she work hard. 

Conditional Sentence Type 2

Example :

• If I were a bird,I would fly to the mount everest
• You would not be here, If she did not help you.
• We would not win the game, if we didn’t work together as a team.

Conditional Sentence Type 3

• If I had had much money, I would have bought a new house in jakarta.
• She would have graduated from university if she had finished final exam.

REFERENCES

Werner, Patricis, 2002. Mosaic 1. McGraw-Hill Contemporary

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