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3. unreal condition in the present
the pattern of the verb
( If + Sbj + Verb Simple Past +… , Sbj+ would/ could + Verb 3 )
If – clause result
If clause: Past Perfect Tense ( S + Verb 3 )
Main clause: Past future Tense ( S + would have + Verb 3 )
Ciri simple Past /Verb 3
a. Verbal
subject Verb3 negatif interogatif
I, you , we, Had Subject + had Had + Subject
they +Verb 3 not+ V3 + Verb3?
He, she, it
b. Nominal
subject had Positif Negative Interogatif
Past Future
NO S+had been S+had had+S+been
+adv not +adv?
been+
Adv
I had
You,
we,
they,
He,
She, it,
NB: khusus untuk conditional sentence, semua
subject hanya meggunakan “were”
(If + Sbj + had + Verb 3 + Obj, Sbj, + would have + verb 3 )
If- clause result
e.g. Brian :Tom, didn’t you know Ann was ill last month? She was hospitalized.
Tom : I’m sorry to hear that.
If I had known that she was ill, I would have gone to see her.
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