Second Conditional

Second Conditional

1. Hypothetical situations

   • Unreal, imposible or highly unlikely
   • We don't know if will happen
     • But we make a guess about the outcome
   • about the present or the future

2. Patterns

   • would + infinitive verb (no comma) if + past simple
     • He could sleep all day if he were a cat
   • if + past simple, (comma) would + infinitive verb
     • if I won the lottery, I might bought an island
   • we always use (were)
     • even with the subjects
       • I
       • he
       • she
       • it
   • would wouldn't could couldn't might or might not
     • we can use the modal verb