Second Conditional

Second Conditional

1. USE

   • This conditional is subjective and dependent on the speaker's point of view. It is used to talk about unreal or impossible situations.

2. STRUCTURE

   • To form the second conditional, it is necessary to use the simple past tense, in the first action and the modal verbs would, could and might, which imply the possibility of doing something or of something happening, together with the verb of the result in time present simple, like this:

3. Examples

   • If I were an astronaut, I would travel to the Moon.
   • If I worked shifts, I would choose mornings.
   • If I were you, I would tell her the truth.

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