The second conditional

The second conditional

1. structure

   • if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

2. Examples

   • afirmative: If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.// If she studied more often, she would receive better test scores.// I would wear the blue shoes if I were you.// They would watch more movies if they had time.
   • Negative: If I did not work, I would watch TV all day.// If I won the lottery, I would not buy a car.// I would not work if I had more money.// I would sleep late every day if I didn’t work early.
   • Question: What would you do if you were me?// If you had $1,000, what would you buy?// If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you want to live?// Who would you like to meet, if you could meet anyone?

3. Type 2 is used to express an unreal possibility in the present, such as a wish or a dream, or for an action in the not-so-probable future.