Second conditional

Structure

Examples

Usage (Present/Future)

Unlikely situations

Hipotetical or impossible situations.

Present: Ex 3

Future: Ex 2

Future: Ex 1

Part 1:If/unless+past simple Part 2:would/would not + infinitive

Part 1:Would/would not + infinitive Part 2:if/unless+past simple

Ex 2 Would you do the same that I do, if you were near to death, as I am now?

Ex 3 Unless the electricity returned to your house, you wouldn't be able to study for the quiz.

Ex 1 If the horse n°9 won the race this night, I would lose my house in the the bet.

Third Conditional

Structure

Part 1: If/unless + past perfect Part 2: would/would not + have + past participle

Part 1:Would/would not + have + past participle Part 2: if/unless + past perfect

Usage (Past)

Examples

Ex 1: If I had not abbandoned drugs, I would have died

Ex 2: I would have felt safe if the rober had been kept in prision.

Feelings: Ex 2

Hypothetical events which never happened: Ex 1