SUBJUNCTIVE

Subjunctive merupakan bentuk pengandaian yang menggunakan wish, as if/as though, atau would rather.

Bentuk verb ini biasanya digunakan untuk mengekspresikan keinginan, niat, atau sesuatu yang mungkin
belum tentu tentu terjadi. Adapun fungsi dari subjunctive adalah:
 Mengekspresikan requirement (kebutuhan) atau suggestion (saran).
 Mengekspresikan urgency (penting).
 Menyatakan keadaan yang berbeda dengan pengandaian.

Jenis-Jenis Subjunctive
Subjunctive bisa berbentuk past dan future. Di bawah ini kita akan membahas satu persatu mengenai jenis
dari subjunctive yang terdiri dari:

Subjunctive wish
Dalam subjunctive wish, digunakan untuk mengungkapkan sebuah keinginan.
Bisa dibilang ini adalah sebuah andai-andai yang bisa saja belum terjadi atau telah terjadi.
 I wish she would stop say horrible things. (Aku harap ia bisa berhenti menguncapkan hal-hal yang
mengerikan.)
 I wish he were here to repair my computer. (Saya harap dia disini memperbaiki komputer.)
 Everybody wishes that Sarah were able to control her emotion. (Setiap orang berharap Sarah dapat
mengontrol emosinya.)
 I wish that I didn’t have to go to class today. (Aku berharap bahwa aku tidak harus pergi ke kelas
hari ini.)

Subjunctive as if atau as though

Penggunaan as if dan as though bisa dikatakan merupakan bentuk lampau atau past subjunctive.
Hal ini dikarenakan kejadian yang terjadi sudah lewat atau sudah terjadi.
 Robi acts as though he were a king. (Robi berlaku seakan-akan dia raja.)
 Siti eats much as if she had not eaten for a month. (Siti makan banyak seakan-akan dia sudah tidak
makan sebulan.)
 My friend looked as though she had seen a ghost. (Temanku terlihat seakan-akan ia telah melihat
hantu.)
 The old man dresses as if it were summer even in winter. (Bapak tua itu berpakaian seolah-olah
seperti musim panas walaupun di musim dingin.)

Subjunctive “would rather”

Would rather juga masuk ke dalam past subjunctive di mana subyek dalam kalimat berbeda dengan subyek
yang mengikuti verb.
Hal ini bisa terjadi ketika kita membicarakan bahwa kita menginginkan orang lain untuk melakukan sesuatu.
Contoh:
 I would rather (that) you came another time. (Saya lebih suka kamu untuk datang di lain waktu.)
 She would rather (that) he wasn’t so angry. (Ia lebih suka jika ia tidak marah berlebihan.)
 Bruno would rather (that) Icarus didn’t stay so late at the office. (Bruno lebih suka Icarus tidak
lembur terlalu malam di kantor.)
 PREFERENCE

Preference dalam bahasa Inggris merupakan ungkapan pilihan atau pendapat yang lebih disukai seseorang
tentang benda, kegiatan, orang atau yang lainnya. Preference dapat diungkapkan melalui beberapa kata,
seperti kata ini: would rather, would prefer, had better, prefer dan like.

1. Would rather ………….. than ………… (V1)

Contoh:
 I would rather go now.
 Gio would rather stay cook than wash.
 You’d rather speak English than speak french.

2. Would Prefer …………… rather than ……………. (to V1, )

Contoh:
 I would prefer to sing rather than dance
 You’d prefer to do something rather than take a sleep.

3. Had Better
 Had better + Verb 1
 Had better + not + Verb 1 (bentuk negative)
Contoh:
 You had better study Dutch regularly.
 You had better not go to there.

4. Prefer ………………. To ……………. (noun, V-ing, (to)-V1)

Contoh:
 I prefer to live in a village than to live in a city.
 I prefer to speak than (to) write
 My brother prefer football to tennis.
 Ryan prefers walking to riding a car.

5. Like ……………. Better than …………….. ( noun, V-ing)

Contoh:
 I like swimming better than jogging.
 I like apples better than bananas.
1. I’m planning to go to a party tonight, but it’s raining very hard now. I wish ______.
    A. it stops     C. it would stop
    B. it will stop     D. it has stopped

2. I am sorry I cannot go to the airport to see your mother off. I wish I _____ to work overtime tonight.
    A. wouldn’t have     C. don’t have
    B. haven’t had     D. won’t have

3. “Tita, are you going to see the dentist this afternoon?”

    “I wish I didn’t have to.”
    We may conclude that _____ to the dentist.
    A. she doesn’t have to go     C. she is willing to go
    B. she needs to go     D. she has gone

4. My sister acted as if she were the actress.

      This sentence means _________
      A. She is an actress       C. She is not an actress
      B. She was an actress       D. She was not an actress

5. Rust can deteriorate a steel pipe to such an extent that it will snap easily _____ it were a twig.
    A. if     C. as though
    B. unless     D. although

6. She went to the blackboard as if she knew how to solve the problem. The underlined words mean ...
    A. She actually can’t solve the problem
    B. She ought to know how to solve the problem
    C. she definitely knew how to solve the problem
    D. She should know how to solve the problem

7. If only his son had studied hard" it means...

A. His son did not study hard C. His son has studied hard
B. His son studied hard D. His son will not study hard

8. Anton has won a medal for swimming. I wish I __________ as good as he is.
    a. was.     d. am
    b. have.
    c. can be.
9. I am sure he is not the man in charge of the sales department. But now, he _________
    a. acts as if he is the sales manager.
    b. is acting as if he would be the sales manager.
    c. would have acted as if he had been sales manager.
    d. acts as if he were the sales manager.
10. The past few years last decade the rate of crime has been high due to the increase in the rate of
unemployment. Today people wish the local government ___________ first priority to the solution of this
problem.
    a. gives.     d. should give.
    b. would give.
    c. will give.
11. "Rini would rather live in a country than in a town."
     From this sentence we know that Rini __________
    a. likes living in a town.     d. doesn't like living in a town or country.
    b. hates living in a country.
    c. prefers living in a country.
12. I would prefer to go swimming ____________ go fishing
    a. than.     d. better than.
    b. to.
    c. rather than.
13. I would rather you ___________ at home now.
    a. stay.     d. stayed.
    b. stays.
    c. a staying.
14. I wish I could go home soon, but I must work over time.
    From the sentence above we can conclude that ____________
    a. I could go home.     d. I must work overtime at home.
    b. I can't go home.
    c. I will go home soon.
15. If only you had been here last night, your uncle must have given you some money. This sentence means
_______________
     a. you were here last night and your uncle gave you some money.
     b. you were given some money because you were here last night.
     c. you were not here last night, so you didn't get money.
     d. you are here now and you get money.
16. "Tita, are you going to see the dentist this afternoon?".
      "I wish i didn't have to."
       We may conclude that _____________ to the dentist.
       a. she doesn't have to go.        d. she has gone.
       b. she needs to go.
       c. she is not going this afternoon.  
17. "You didn't like the horror film you saw yesterday, did you?"
      "You're right. I really wish ___________"
       a. I did not see it.        d. I have not seen it.
       b. I would not see it.
       c. I had not seen it.
 18. "Problems of transportation have caused donated food and clothing for the tsunami victims to be pilled
up at airport."
      a. the victims should have not worried.
      b. the government can ask for help.
      c. the problem will be solved immediately.
      d. there were more helicopters available.
19. The past few years last decade the rate of crime has been high due to the increase in the rate of
unemployment. Today people wish the local government __________ first priority to the solution of this
problem.
      a.gives.       c. had given.
      b. would give.       d. will give.
20. She went to the blackboard as if she knew how to solve the problem. The underlined words mean ____
    a. she actually can't solve the problem.     c. she definitely knew how to solve the problem.
    b. she ought to know how to solve the problem.     d. she should know how to solve the problem.
21. I didn’t know her but she behaved as though she ______ me
a. had known c. knows
b. know d. knew
22. I prefer fried chicken ... chicken soup.
    a. than     c. rather than
    b. to     d. better than
23. She likes ... better than ... .
    a. swimming, jog     c. swimming, jogging
    b. swim, jog     d. to swim, jog
24. I would rather ... a movie alone than work with you. (USM STAN 2016)
    a. Watch     c. Watched
    b. Being watch     d. Watching
25. He would rather wear a fur coat than a cloth coat in the winter. We can also say …
a. He likes wearing a fur coat better than a cloth coat in the winter.
b. He prefers to wear a fur coat to a cloth coat in the winter.
c. He prefers to wear a cloth coat in the winter.
d. He likes to wearing a fur coat to a cloth coat in the winter.

26. Which one is correct?

a. She prefers stay at home to going to the party. c. She prefers staying at home than go to the library.
b. She prefers stay at home going to the party. d. She prefers staying at home to going to the library.

27. “prefer – to – she – else – dancing – any – thing”

The best construction of the word is …
a. She prefers anything else to dancing c. Dancing to anything else she prefers
b. Prefers dancing she to anything else d. She prefers dancing to anything else

28. Will you go to the zoo with me? I’d rather ….

a. stay here than going c. stay here from going
b. stay here than go d. stay here instead going

29. They prefer staying at home to going out on New Year’s Eve. We can also say …
a. They like stay at home than go out on New Year’s eve.
b. They would rather stay at home than go out on New Year’s eve.
c. They will stay at home than go out on New Year’s eve.
d. They like staying at home to going out on New Year’s eve.

30. I would rather … her before I smile alone.

a. tell c. told
b. tells d. had told