Second Conditional

Second Conditional

1. What is it?

   • This type of conditional is used to talk about events that are unlikely to happen in the future.

2. The structure of the second conditional

   • If + sujeto + past simple, sujeto + would + verbo en infinitive (without to)

3. Pronouns

   • Personal
     • I, he, she, and it is used as the past form of the verb TO BE
   • In the conditional form
     • The were form is used. You can also use could instead of would.

4. Use of the comma

   • If we start with the If condition, we will separate them by a comma. If we start with the phrase that expresses the result, it is not necessary to put the comma.
     • Examples
       • If I ate less, I would lose weight.
       • I would lose weight if I ate less.

5. How is the second conditional used?

   • For situations in which the speaker considers unlikely to happen in the future.
   • For situations that are not true at the present time.