SECOND CONDITIONAL

SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. It 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.

   • is used to express hypothetical conditions referring to the present, something that is unlikely to occur. An example in Spanish would be “If I had a car, I would go to the beach”. The structure of the second conditional is that of if + simple past + simple conditional (or the modal verbs could and might). An example: If I had a car, I would go to the beach (If I had a car, I would go to the beach).

2. The second conditional has the following structure: If + subject + past simple, subject + would + verb in infinitive (without to) Although with the personal pronouns I, he, she, and it the form was is used as the past tense of the verb TO BE, in the conditional form, the form were is used. You can also use could instead of would.

3. If I were taller, she would like me. (Si fuera más alto, le gustaría.) If I won the lottery, I would buy my dream house. (Si ganara la lotería, compraría la casa de mis sueños.) If she lost weight, the dress would fit. (Si perdiera peso, el vestido le quedaría bien.) If we lived in France we learned French very fast. (Si viviéramos en Francia aprenderíamos francés muy rápido.) If they were in our place, they would do the same thing. (Si estuvieran en nuestro lugar, harían lo

   • eIf I had children, I would teach them to dance. (Si tuviera hijos, les enseñaría a bailar.) If we didn’t have to go to school, we could go to the match. (Si no tuviéramos que ir a la escuela, podríamos ir al partido.) If she were your friend, you would tell her the truth. (Si fuera tu amiga, le dirías la verdad.)

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