TELLING ABOUT MY PLANS

          The plan must be carefully planned and ready to work and if it fails it must be prepared to accept the risks that exist and should be staggered. My plan for the future is to graduate on time with the best grades and earn a bachelor's degree in economics. After graduation I became a professional accountant and worked in a big company in Indonesia. I will work hard before marriage, I will finance my parents life so that they can enjoy old age without having to work, and bring them to the holy land of Mecca to pilgrimage. I will also finance my two younger brothers until they finish college and get a job. After happy parents and brothers, I will marry with someone I love. After marriage I will stop working and choose to open a business in the culinary field so I can focus on taking care of my husband and children without having to think about the demands of work in the company. That is my future plan, may Allah always bless my way to make my parents proud and happy, Amin..

CONDITIONAL SENTENCE

            Conditional sentences (also known as conditional clauses or if clauses) are made up of two halves. One half (the half with the word it in) is a condition, and the other half (the main clause) states the action to occur if the condition is fulfilled.

There are four types of conditional sentence:

            1.   Conditional Sentence Type 0

Conditional type zero is used to talk about general truths, scientific facts or things which always happen under certain conditions.

Form:

If + Simple Present, + Simple Present

The zero conditional is used to talk about things which are always true, scientific facts, general truths.

Examples:

·         If you cross an international date line, the time changes.

·         Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air.

·         If I wake up early, I go jogging.

NOTE: you can use "when" instead of "if".

           2.     Conditional Sentence Type 1

Often called the "real" conditional because it is used for real or possible situations. These situations take place if a certain condition is met. It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form:

If + Simple Present, + Simple Future

Conditional Sentences Type 1 refer to the future. An action in the future will only happen if a certain condition is fulfilled by that time. We don't know for sure whether the condition actually will be fulfilled or not, but the conditions seems rather realistic – so we think it is likely to happen.

Example:

·         If I have enough time, I'll watch the football match.

I may have time to watch the match but I'm not sure about it.

           3.    Conditional Sentence Type 2

Often called the "unreal" conditional because it is used for unreal impossible or improbable situations. This conditional provides an imaginary result for a given situation. It is very unlikely that the condition will be fulfilled.

Form:

If + Simple Past, + would + base verb

Were / Was

In conditional type 2, we usually use in the if clause "were" instead of "was" even if the pronoun is I, he, she or it. "were" here is a subjunctive form.

NOTE "was" is also a possible form.

Example:

·      If I were a millionaire, I would buy a castle.

Conditional Sentences Type 2 refer to an action in the present that could happen if the present situation were different. I don't really expect the situation to change because it is very unlikely.

Example:

·         If I had a lot of money, I would travel around the world.

     4.   Conditional Sentence Type 3

It is impossible that the condition will be met because it refers to the past.

Form:

If + Past Perfect, + would + have + Past Participle

Conditional Sentences Type 3 refer to situations in the past. They express hypothetical results to past given situations.

Example:

·         If he had been careful, he wouldn't have had that terrible accident.

Sometimes in the past, he was careless. He drove so fast. So he had a terrible accident.

Things to remember

1.      The main clause can also be at the beginning of the sentence. In this case, don't use a comma.

Examples:

·         "Phosphorus burns if you expose it to air."

·         " I will send her an invitation if I find her address."

·         " I would travel around the world if I had a million dollars."

·         "He wouldn't have had that terrible accident if he had been careful."

2.      Main clause and/or if clause might be negative.

Example:

·         If I don’t see him this afternoon, I will phone him in the evening.

·         If he had been careful, he wouldn't have had an accident.

Reference:

http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/conditional_sentences.htm

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-conditionals.php