THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. STRUCTURE

   • CONDITIONAL CLAUSE
   • MAIN CLAUSE
   • AFFIRMATIVE
   • NEGATIVE
   • INTERROGATIVE
   • INTERROGATIVE NEGATIVE

2. USES

   • UNREAL SITUATIONS IN THE PRESENT
   • IMAGINATION
   • POSSIBILITY

3. MAIN RULES

   • THE ORDER OF THE CLAUSES DOESN'T MATTER. THE MEANING IS THE SAME.
   • IF + NOT = UNLESS (CONJUCTION).
   • WE USE A COMMA IF WE PUT THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE BEFORE THE MAIN CLAUSE.
   • WE DON’T USE A COMMA IF WE PUT THE MAIN CLAUSE BEFORE THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE.
   • AFTER EVERY PRONOUN (I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY) OF THE CONDITIONAL CLAUSE, WE ALWAYS PUT THE PAST TENSE OF “TO BE” IN “WERE”.

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