SECOND CONDITIONAL

SECONDCONDITIONAL

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The Second Conditional

What is the second conditional?

First vs Second conditional

Introduction

Examples

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introduction

introduction to the topic

The second conditional is used to talk about imaginary or unreal situations in the present or future. It often expresses things that are impossible or just hypothetical

What is the second conditional?

What is the second conditional?

We use second conditional to talk about imagined events or states and their consequences. They can be about the unreal present or unlikely future

STRUCTURE

If + past simple, would + base verb

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EXAMPLE

EXPLANATION

IF CLAUSE

If i won the lottery

Imaginary past situation

MAIN CLAUSE

I would buy a big house

Result in an imaginary future

FIRST VS SECOND CONDITIONAL

First vs second conditional

First

SECOND

POSSIBLE FUTURE

REAL

If it rains, i will stay home

If it rained, i would stay home

examples

If i had more time, i would travel the world

He'd help you if he knew how to fix computers

You wouldn't be so tired if you slept 8 hours a night

TIP

When talking about the future, you can usually choose between the first and second conditional if you think it is unlikely If we score one more point we will win

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