Second conditional

Second conditional

1. The second conditional. This type of conditional is used to talk about events that are unlikely to happen in the future.

2. The structure of the second conditional

   • If + sujeto + past simple, sujeto + would + verbo en infinitive (without to)
   • Although with the personal pronouns I, he, she, and it the was form is used as the past tense of the verb TO BE, in the conditional form, the were form is used. Could can also be used instead of would.

3. How is the second conditional used?

   • For situations that the speaker considers unlikely to happen in the future
   • For situations that are not true at the current time.
   • To give advice to someone using the expression If I were you.