Second Conditional

Second Conditional

1. The structure of the second conditional is that of if + simple past + simple conditional (or verbs manners could and could). An example: if I had a car, I would go to the beach (if I had a car, I would go to the beach).

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2. (1)If I were taller, she would like me. (Si fuera más alto, le gustaría.)If I won the lottery, (2) I would buy my dream house. (Si ganara la lotería, compraría la casa de mis sueños.)

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3. The second conditional is used to talk about things which are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present or the future -- things which don't or won't happen: Example. Explanation. If I were you, I would drive more carefully in the rain.

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4. The second conditional is a type of conditional that is used to talk about events that are unlikely to happen in the future. For situations that the speaker considers unlikely to happen in the future. If I were an astronaut, I would travel to the Moon.

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