Tugas Bahasa Inggris

Conditional Sentences

People often make wishes when they want reality to be different, to be exactly the opposite of (contrary to) the true situation.

1. Future Possible

A noun clause usually follows wish. Special verb forms are used in the noun clause. When a speaker expresses a wish about a present situation, s/he uses a past verb form.

Example :

a. I wish (that) I knew how to dance.

The true situation à I don’t know how to dance.

b. I wish I had a bicycle.

The true situation à I don’t have a bicycle.

2. Present Unreal

If is often used to talk about situations that contrary to fact, situations that are the opposite of the true situation.

Example :

a. If I had enough money, I would buy a car.

The true situation à I don’t have enough money

b. If the weather were nice today, I would go to the park.

The true situation à The weather isn’t nice today.

3. Past Unreal

Conditional sentences that discuss pass time have special verb forms :

IF-CLAUSE : the past perfect RESULT CLAUSE : would have/could have + past participle

Example :

a. If I had had enough money, I would have bought a car.

The true situation à I didn’t have enough money.

b. If the weather had been nice yesterday, I would have gone to the park.

The true situation à The weather wasn’t nice yesterday.

Passive Voice

Form of all passive verbs :

Be + Past Participle

BE can be in any of its form : am, is, are, was, were, has been, have been, will be, etc.

THE PAST PARTICIPLE follows BE. For regular verbs, the past participle ends in –ed. Some past participles are irregular.

Example :

1. Active : Bob mailed the package.

Passive : The package was mailed by Bob.

2. Active : The teacher corrects our homework.

Passive : Our homework is corrected by the teacher.

3. Active : Mr. Lee will teach this class

Passive : This class will be taught by Mr. Lee.

4. Active : The teacher has helped Joe.

Passive : Joe has been helped by the teacher.