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Second Conditional Guide

The document discusses the second conditional, which uses "would" to talk about unlikely or impossible future and present situations. It is used to discuss dreams or hypothetical situations that are not likely to happen, as well as present situations that cannot happen. Examples are provided to illustrate how the second conditional is formed and differs from the first conditional by being less likely. Activities with blanks are also included for the reader to practice forming second conditional sentences.

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Second Conditional Guide

The document discusses the second conditional, which uses "would" to talk about unlikely or impossible future and present situations. It is used to discuss dreams or hypothetical situations that are not likely to happen, as well as present situations that cannot happen. Examples are provided to illustrate how the second conditional is formed and differs from the first conditional by being less likely. Activities with blanks are also included for the reader to practice forming second conditional sentences.

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Carolina Varas

Second conditional
The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the infinitive:

 if + past simple, ...would + infinitive

It has two uses:

First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to
be true. Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example.

 Ex: If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the
lottery)
Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible,
because it's not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples:

 If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's
impossible for me to call him).
 How is this different from the first conditional?
 This kind of conditional sentence is different from the first conditional
because this is a lot more unlikely.

Activities: Second Conditionals - put the verb into the correct tense:

1. If I _________________ (be) you, I _________________ (get) a new job.

2. If he _________________ (be) younger, he _________________ (travel) more.

3. If we _________________ (not / be) friends, I _________________ (be) angry


with you.

4. If I _________________ (have) enough money, I _________________ (buy) a


big house.

5. If she _________________ (not / be) always so late, she _________________


(be) promoted.

6. If we _________________ (win) the lottery, we _________________ (travel) the


world.

7. If you _________________ (have) a better job, we _________________ (be)


able to buy a new car

8. If I _________________ (speak) perfect English, I _________________ (have)


a good job.

9. If we _________________ (live) in Mexico, I _________________ (speak)


Spanish.

10. If she _________________ (pass) the exam, she _________________ (be)


able to enter university

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