| I | II | III | |
| If clause | If + simple present tense, simple future tense. | If + simple past tense, simple future past tense | If + past perfect tense, future past perfect tense |
| Time | Present | Present | Past |
| Pos/Impos | Possible | Impossible | Impossible |
| Pattern for | Imagine | Regret | |
| Notes | > We use if clause 1 for probable action/result in the future according to a real condition. | > We want to imagine something happening in the present. > We change "to be" into "were" for all subjects. | We want to imagine another version happening in the past. [penyesalan] |
| Example | If I have a lot of leisure time, I will spend it with my Family. | If I had enough apples, I would bake an apple pie this afternoon. | If my flight hadn't been delayed, I would have arrived in Bandar Lampung. |
Sunday, November 3, 2013
If clause
If Clause Type III
If S + had been, S + would have + V3 (been).
If S + had +V3, S + would have + V3
Ex : If my flight hadn't been delayed, I would have arrived in Bandar Lampung.
If S + had +V3, S + would have + V3
Ex : If my flight hadn't been delayed, I would have arrived in Bandar Lampung.
Tenses
| Simple | Continuous | Perfect | Perfect Continuous | |
| Present | Simple Present Tense | Present Continuous Tense | Present Perfect Tense | Present Perfect Continuous Tense |
| Past | Simple Past Tense | Past Continuous Tense | Past Perfect Tense | Past Perfect Continuous Tense |
| Future | Simple Future Tense | Future Continuous Tense | Future Perfect Tense | Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
| Past Future | Simple Past Future Tense | Past Future Continuous Tense | Past Future Perfect Tense | Past Future Perfect Continuous Tense |
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