2nd Conditional

2nd Conditional

1. Helps you with:

   • Imagine
     • Unlikely in the future or impossible in the present situations
       • If I met the Queen of England, I would say "Hello, have a nice day"
   • Hypothetical questions
     • Ask someone to imagine what they would do in a different situation
       • What would you do if you quit your job?
       • You can use could instead of would
   • Give advice
     • Imagine what would you do
       • If I were you, I'd talk to my boss before I quit my job
   • Give reasons
     • Why we can't do something and being polite
       • If I wasn't so busy, I would Invite you over for dinner

2. Tips

   • It breaks the grammar rules:
     • If I were/If I was; The sentence has the same meaning! But were is a little more formal
   • ''If'' joins 2 clauses in 2nd conditional they rely in each other, don't forget it!
   • If you want to change the order of the clauses you need to remove the comma before the if clauase
   • Subject + Would are usually contracted

3. You can use different modals: Should, could, would

   • Structure: If + Subject + Past Simple (Condition) + Would + Verb
     • We have 2 clauses, an If clause (If + Past Simple) and a Main Clause (Would + Verb)