Second Conditional

Second Conditional

1. use when we imagine a situation in the present or future

   • The situation is unreal, unlikely, or impossible
     • Examples
       • If she crashed my card, I´d 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.
     • Questions and short answers
       • If you didn´t know the answers, would you cheat? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn´t
         • Would you buy your child a motorbike? Yes, I would. No, I wouldn´t
     • Past Simple
       • We can use would + infinitive or could + infinitive to talk about result.
         • If it was raining and I saw a hitchhiker, I´d stop.
     • Tip
       • When we talk about impossible present situation with be, we usually use If were

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