SECOND CONDITIONAL

SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. IMAGINARY, UNREAL OR IMPOSSIBLE SITUATIONS

   • HAVE TWO PARTS
     • CONDITION
       • PASADO SIMPLE
         • EXAMPE
         • THE PAST TENSE IS USED IN THE CLAUS
       • THE IF CLAUSE TELLS THE CONDITION
     • RESULTS
       • WOULD, COULD + INFINITIVE VERB
         • EXAMPLES
           • IF I WERE RICH, I WOULD TRAVEL MORE
             • IF SHE ASKED ME NICELY, I WOULD GO SHOPPING WITH HER.
               • SHE WOULD BUY A PORSCHE IF SHE WON THE LOTTERY
       • THE RESULT CLAUSE TELLS THE CONSEQUENCE