SECOND CONDITIONAL

SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. DEFINITION.- We use the second conditional to talk about actions in situations that are unlikely or impossible. We use a structure of past.

2. STRUCTURE.- IF +Simple Past + Subject + would + Verb

   • Would + verb if past past simple.

3. EXAMPLES.- * If I won a million dollars, I would buy a new car.

   • *If I were you, I woul quit smoking.
     • *They would stay longer if they had more time.
       • *If I had money, I would study at private university

4. CHARACTERICTICS.- It's not importat which clause comes first.

   • It's not importat which clause comes first.
     • *Would = do basic form
     • *If = pas simple

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