| 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
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