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SECOND CONDITIONAL, example, example, GOMEZ AGUIRRE AYDE BERENICE 5°2 -…
SECOND CONDITIONAL
The second conditional is used to express an improbable or impossible condition.
NOTE
was/were
When we use the verb "To Be" we can use the form were for singular and prural
If I were you, I would buy a new car
If he were rich, he would buy a new car
USES
We use the second conditional in English to talk about
unreal, imaginary or unlikely situations (like going on a dream holiday)
It indicates a condition and a result consists of 2 sentences, the main one and the one that indicates condition.
STRUCTURE
It's made up of two parts
The
hypothetical or unlikely
part begins with
if
and is in the
past simple
If I had lots of money
, I would travel all around the world.
The second part
(the possible result of the imaginary situation)
is made with
would + infinitive
If I had lots of money,
I would travel all around the world.
FORM
Afirmative
If+clause+past simple+would+principal verb
I would go to Rio de Janeiro, If I traveled in Brazil
Negative
If he didn´t live by the river, he couldn´t go fishing
Questions
would you buy a new car, if you won the lottery?
example
example
GOMEZ AGUIRRE AYDE BERENICE 5°2