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Second Conditional

Anabel Hernández Lóp

Created on February 19, 2024

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Transcript

Life without...

Grammar

Vocabulary

Second conditional Use the second conditional for things that are imaginary in the present or future and for future actions and situations that are unlikely, but possible.

If I had more free times, I'd read more books.

Form
Modals
Advice

Vocabulary

Everyday Activities
  • charge your phone
  • load/unload the washing machine
  • fill with water
  • switch on/off the air conditioning
  • turn the radio on/down
Practice

Cross out the verb that doesn't go with the appliance.

  1. turn up/empty/load the washing machine
  2. switch on/unload/charge a laptop
  3. load/switch on/switch off a bulb
  4. fill/turn up/turn down air conditioning
  5. charge/switch on/empty a mobile phone

If + paste tense + would

Imaginary situations in the past

If we didn't have cars, we wouldn't have as much pollution. If I had more time, I'd cook at home.

unlikely situations in the future

I'd meet you tonight if I had a car. I'd get a new phone if I didn't have this one.

Other modal verbs

could/might

When we want the situation to seem less possible.

  • If I had more money, I could get a new phone.
  • If it wasn't raining, we could go on a walk.
  • If we didn't use our smartphones so much, we might meet our friends instead.
  • If we weren't so busy at work, we might go on a vacation.

If + paste tense + would

Imaginary situations in the past

If we didn't have cars, we wouldn't have as much pollution. If I had more time, I'd cook at home.

unlikely situations in the future

I'd meet you tonight if I had a car. I'd get a new phone if I didn't have this one.

If I were you...

useful expression for giving advice
  • If I were you, I'd get a new computer.
  • I'd talk to your boss if I were you.
  • If I were you, I'd eat less junk food.
  • I'd break up with him if I were you.
Practice

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

  1. If/they would tell me/they knew,
If they knew, they would tell me. 2. I had more free time,/I'd learn Japanese/If 3. If/we would be healthier/we walked more, 4. we would talk more,/we didn't have mobile phones/If 5. he didn't have a car,/If/he wouldn't get to work on time