THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

THE SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. We use the second conditional to talk about situations that are unreal in the present; therefore, we can describe them as imaginary and are unlikely to occur.

   • STRUCTURE (POSITIVE)
     • The structure of the second conditional is as follows:
       • if + simple past + simple conditional (or the modal verbs could and might).
   • NEGATIVE
     • The second conditional can also be expressed in negative sentences and its structure is as follows:
       • Si utilizamos la condicional if, entonces ambas oraciones deben ser negativas.
         • Another way to write negative conditionals is to use unless instead of if. Unless means "a menos que", which gives a sense that the result would not have been if the condition had not been met.
   • examples:
     • 1. If I won the lottery, I would travel to Europe.
       • 2. If I married her, I would be happy.
         • 3. If I had the chance to do it again, I would do it differently.
           • 4.- If you took a vacation, you would be relaxed.
             • 5. If she were alive, she would be 100 years old.
     • 1. If I were you, I wouldn’t go out with him.
       • 2. We wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t care about you.
         • 3. You wouldn’t believe it if you saw it.
           • 4. She wouldn’t be fat if she ate healthier.
             • 5. The company wouldn’t grow if it didn’t have you.

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