CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

Conditional sentence in Indonesian popular with kalimat pengandaian.

There are 3 types of conditional sentence:

TYPE 1
Pattern:
If + S + V1/Ves/Vs + O , S + {will, shall} + V1 + O

Example:
If I have much money, I will go to Mecca.
The fact: I'm still have no much money, but later maybe (possesibility happenened)

NOTE: - The first type use VERB 1.
- The sentence before comma is Present Tense, and the sentence after comma is future tense.
- The condition is possesibility happened.

TYPE 2
Pattern:
If + S + V2 + O, S {would, should} + V1 + O

Example:
If she went to Bali, she would buy some souvenirs for me.
The fact: She doesn't go to Bali, so she doesn't buy me any souvenirs.
She isn't in Bali now.

NOTE: - The second type use VERB 2.
- The sentence before comma is Past Tense, and the sentence after comma is future tense with past modals.
- The condition happened at present.

TYPE 3
Pattern:
If + S + V3 + O, S + {WOULD, SHOULD} + HAVE + V3 + O

Example:
If he had a new job in London, he would have bought a new house
The fact: He didn't get a new job in London, so he did't buy a new house.

NOTE: - The third type VERB 3.
- The sentence before comma is Present Perfect, and the sentence after comma is Past Perfect.
- The condition happened at the past.

All the sentence before comma can remove after comma and the opposite.

PROBLEM VERBS

Verbs lie/lay, rise/raise, and sit/set cause problems even for English speakers. The solution to the problem is to remember verbs are transitive (verbs that take a complement) and are intransitive (verbs that don't take a complement).

intransitive
rise rose risen rising
lie lay lain lying
sit sat sat sitting

transitive
raise raised raised raising
lay laid laid laying
set set set setting



RISE

This verbs means to get up, move up under one's power (without the help of someone else), increase. Notice that there is no complement.
Example: The sun rises early in the summer.

RAISE

The verb means to lift or elevate an object;or to increase something. It nust have a complement.
Example: The students raise their hands in class.

LIE

This verb means to rest or to be situated in a place. It is often used with the preposition down.
Example: The university lies in the western section of town.

LAY

This verb means to put somebody or something on a surface.
Example: Don't lay your clothes on the bed.

SIT

This verbs means to take a seat. It also often used with the preposition down.
Example: We are going to sit in the fifth row at the opera.

SET
This verb means to put somebody or something on a surface or in a place. It is often interchangeable with lay or put except in certain idiomatic expression like set the table.
Example: The girl helps her father set the table every night.

Magic Words In UK

There are some words that very popular in UK, it's like slang. Just check them out:

Went all pear-shaped: many things went wrong on their trip.
Subway in London : the Tube
Bob's your uncle: then he'll be finished.
Hank Marvin: hungry.
Smashing: dirty.
Chips: french fries.
All over the shop: disorganized.
Having a bubble bath: the movie is very funny.
Keep your hair on: stay calm.
Apple and pears: stairs.
What's in the news: ask about th enews.
Broadband: very fast internet access.
Hard drive: the place where software and files are stored.