SECOND CONDITIONAL

SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. IF+ SIMPLE PAST + S+ WOULD+ VBF +C

2. The situation is unreal, unlikely, or impossible.

3. STATEMENTS

   • If she crashed my car, I would be very angry. He wouldn't stop to help if he saw an accident.
   • if you didn't have a job, you couldn't pay the rent.
   • Hollywood wouldn't stop making films if people didn't go to the cinema

4. We use the second conditional when we imagine a situation in the present or future.

5. We use the second conditional when we imagine a situation in the present or future.

   • (unlikely future situation) If I stole from work, (result) l'd feel bad. (result) l'd take a holiday from work (impossible present situation) if I had more money.
     • Use the past simple (and / or past continuous) in the if clause. We can use would + infinitive or could + infinitive to talk about the result.
       • If it was raining and I saw a hitchhiker, l'd stop. I could go on more holidays if I had more money. (could = it would be possible)

6. QUESTIION AND SHORT ASNWERS

   • What would you do if you lost your job
     • if you didn´t know the anwers , would you cheat
       • yes, i would
       • No wouldn´t
     • would you buy your child a motorbike
       • yes, i would
       • No i wouldn´t