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If clause: Simple Past Tense ( S + Verb 2 )

Main clause: Past Future Tense ( S + Would + Verb 1 )
Ciri simple Past /Verb 2
a. Verbal
subject Verb2 negatif interogatif
I, you , we, Verb 2 Subject + did Did + Subject

they not+ V1 + Verb?
He, she, it

Future b. Nominal
possible/ subject tobe Positif Negative Interogatif
NO S+were+adv S+were were+S+adv
Possible
Conditionals not+
Adv
I was
You,
we, were
they,
He,
She, it, was

NB: khusus untuk conditional sentence, semua
subject hanya meggunakan “were”

1. It it unreal condition in the present using the verb be. If so, used were
e.g Martin: Pam is very generous although. She earned only $20 a month for
her position.

July : I know that. If she were the boss, she would spend most of the
salary to the poor. ( were used for all kinds of subjects )

2. ( If + Sbj + Verb Simple Past +… , Sbj+ would/ could + Verb 1 )

If – clause result

e.g Bram : If humans had two heads, they couldn’t make decisions

easily.

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