SECOND CONDICIONAL

SECOND CONDICIONAL

1. DEFINITION

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

2. CHARACTERISTIC

   • You can also use could instead of would
     • EXAMPLE:
       • If she were a good friend, she would help you.
   • in personal pronouns I, he, she, and it is used as the past form of the verb TO BE and in the conditional form the form were used.
     • EXAMPLE
       • If it were cheaper, I could buy it.

3. STRUCTURE

   • IF + PAST SIMPLE, + WOULD + VERB IN INFINITIVE (WITHOUT TO)
     • EXAMPLE
       • If +I worked shifts, +I would +choose mornings.

4. USE

   • situations that the speaker considers unlikely to occur in the future.
     • Example: If I were an astronaut, I would travel to the Moon.
   • situations that are not possible in the present, that is, that are not a reality at the present time.
     • EXAMPLE: If I worked shifts, I would choose mornings.
   • To give advice to someone using the expression. If I were you (if I were you).
     • EXAMPLE: If I were you, I would tell her the truth.

5. When is the second conditional used?

   • When is the second conditional used? to talk about situations that are unreal in the present
     • Example:
       • If I became President, I would change many things.

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