Second conditional
- 1. By: Ivon Ramírez Santiago Rodríguez Jeferson Rodríguez Vargas
- 2. Table of Contents Introduction Grammar structure Punctuation Examples Exercises
- 3. Introduction It is important to know when and how to use the second conditional. It refers to a hypothetical situation of future events that are not likely. Image taking from Google
- 4. Grammar Structure It is important to take into account that in conditionals; it is usual to see he, she and it with “were” instead of “was” e.g. If he were friendly, we would be good friends If she were famous, she would be a singer. If I were you, I would buy that car. If + past simple + would/could/might + base verb If condition Result
- 5. Punctuation. The use of a comma is mandatory when the if clause is at the beginning. If I were in France, I would visit the Eiffel tower When the if clause is at the end of the sentence, we do not use comma. I would visit the Eiffel tower if I were in France Images Taking from Google
- 6. Examples If he had a lot of money, he could buy a house. They would be happy if they won the lottery ImageTaking from Google Image Taking from Google
- 7. Examples of negative form If I did not have homework, I could go to the party Taking from Google
- 8. I would not be angry if you had arrived early Images taking from Google
- 9. Questions In questions we can ask about assumptions or imaginary situations. If you were a famous person , who would you be? If you could live in other country, where would you live?
- 10. Exercises to practice • http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second- conditional-exercise-1.html • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgam e.asp?id=3227