Present Continuous Conditional

Bentuk

Dalam kalimat type 2 conditional, bentuk continuous dari present conditional dapat digunakan.

Klausa if (kondisi) Klausa utama (hasil/akibat)
If + simple past present continuous conditional
If this thing happened that thing would be happening.

Fungsi

Bentuk ini sering digunakan dalam kalimat type 2 conditional. Bentuk ini menyatakan tindakan atau situasi yang belum selesai atau masih berlanjut, yang merupakan kemungkinan hasil dari suatu kondisi yang tidak nyata.

Contoh
  • I would be working in Italy if I spoke Italian. (Tetapi, saya tidak bisa berbicara bahasa Italia, sehingga saya tidak bekerja di Italia.)
  • She wouldn't be living with Jack if she lived with her parents. (Tetapi, dia tinggal bersama Jack dan bukan bersama orang tuanya.)
  • You wouldn't be smiling if you knew the truth. (Tetapi, Anda tersenyum karena Anda tidak tahu kebenarannya.)

Present continuous conditional tense

Present continuous conditional tense dari kata kerja apa pun terdiri dari tiga unsur:
would + be + present participle
Present participle dibentuk dengan mengambil bentuk dasar dari kata kerja dan menambahkan akhiran -ing.

Subjek + would + be + present participle
He would be staying
They would be going
To Live: Present Continuous Conditional
Positif Negatif Pertanyaan Pertanyaan Negatif
I would be living I wouldn't be living Would I be living? Wouldn't I be living?
You would be living You wouldn't be living Would you be living? Wouldn't you be living?
He would be living He wouldn't be living Would he be living? Wouldn't he be living?
She would be living She wouldn't be living Would she be living? Wouldn't she be living?
We would be living We wouldn't be living Would we be living? Wouldn't we be living?
They would be living They wouldn't be living Would they be living? Wouldn't they be living?