7B Second conditional

7B Second conditional

1. If + past simple, would/wouldn´t + infinitive

   • Examples
     • If I had a job, I´d get my own flat
     • If David spoke good english, he could get a job in that new hotel
     • I would get on better with my parents, if I didn´t live with them
     • I wouldn´t do that job unless they paid me a good salary
     • If your sister were here, she would know what to do
     • If it was warmer, we could have a swim
     • If I were you, I´d boy a new computer

2. We use a second conditional to talk about a hypothetical / imaginary present or future situation and its consequence