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According to Marcella Frank the conditional sentences are divided into three; a. Real conditions are conditions that are possible to be realized. They often refer to one event in the future., b. Real conditions may be used in general statements about repeated events, c. Such Conditions are either impossible to realize or are not likely to be realized in the near future. 3

2. Types of conditional sentences

The types of conditional sentences are : Type I Table 2.1 Form and Example of Future Possible Result Clause If Clause Simple Future Simple Present S + will + V1 + OAC S + V1 + OAC I will go to school. I write to my parents every week. Simple Present If + S V1 + OAC If it does not rain. If I have enough time. IF Clause Result Clause 3 Frank, Marcella, Modern English: exercises for non-native speakers. Englewood Cliff-New Jersey 1972, p. 31. Simple Present If + S V1 + OAC If it does not rain. If I have enough time. Simple Future Simple Present S + will + V1 + OAC S + V1 + OAC I will go to school. I write to my parents every week. Type II Table 2.2 Form and Example of Present Unreal Result Clause If Clause Would + simple form S + would + V1 + OAC I would go to school. I would write to my parents. Simple Past If + S + V2 + OAC If it did not rain. If I had enough time now. IF Clause Result Clause Simple Past If + S + V2 + OAC If it did not rain. If I had enough time now. Would + simple form S + would + V1 + OAC I would go to school. I would write to my parents. Type III Table 2.3 Form and Example of Past Unreal Result Clause If Clause Would + have + V3 S + would + have + V3 I would have gone to school. I would have written to my parents yesterday. Past Perfect If + S + V3 + OA If it had not rained. If I had had enough time now. IF Clause Result Clause Past Perfect If + S + V3 + OA If it had not rained. If I had had enough time now. Would + have + V3 S + would + have + V3 I would have gone to school. I would have written to my parents yesterday. 4

3. Forms of Conditional Sentences

Conditional sentences is formed by the use of the present simple in the if clause followed by a comma the present simple in the result clause. You can also put the result clause first without using a comma between the clauses. Example : If he comes to town, we have dinner. OR We have dinner if he comes to town. 4 Hartono, Rudi, Belajar cepat Bahasa Inggris. Cileungsi-Bogor, 2003. p.107