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Second Conditional

1. The document discusses the structure and use of the second conditional. It is used to talk about unreal or improbable situations in the present or future. 2. The second conditional has an "if" clause in the simple past tense and a main clause with "would" plus the base verb form. For example, "If I had more free time, I would travel around the world." 3. The document provides examples of using the second conditional and practices forming second conditional sentences.

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Second Conditional

1. The document discusses the structure and use of the second conditional. It is used to talk about unreal or improbable situations in the present or future. 2. The second conditional has an "if" clause in the simple past tense and a main clause with "would" plus the base verb form. For example, "If I had more free time, I would travel around the world." 3. The document provides examples of using the second conditional and practices forming second conditional sentences.

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If I practiced a

lot, Id be a
good football
player.
Form:
1. The second conditional has two clauses: The Conditional Clause which is formed with IF
T!" #$%T %I&#'" and the main clause (or result clause) which is formed with WOULD +
INFINITIVE VERB without to*. +emember the main clause or the if clause can come ,rst.
"-: If you didnt ha.e any homewor/ tonight, I would go to the cinema.
I would go to the cinema if I didnt ha.e any homewor/.
POSITIVE
vs
NEGATIVE
SENTENCES
CONDITIONAL RESULT
If %arah practices a lot, %he will be a good football player.
If %arah doesnt practice a lot, %he wont be a good football player.
0. For the second conditional, it is common to use were* in place of all forms of the verb to be
in the if clauses (whate.er the sub1ect is).
"-: !e would not increase ta-es if he were #rime &inister.
2. %ometimes its possible to use could* in place of would.
"-: If I had more free time, I could tra.el around the world.
Use:
The second conditional is used for situations which are only imagined or in a persons mind. Things
which are possible in theory but improbable in practice or unreal situations.
Conte-t: I wish I had a Ferrari. (I dont ha.e a Ferrari, Its a fantasy, dream).
"-: if I had a Ferrari, I would dri.e it e.ery day.
$. &atch the conditions to the result:
Co!itios Resu"ts
a. If 'inda found some money in the
street,
1. 3ould tra.el around the world.
b. If 4oe saw strange person in his
house,
0. I would be terri,ed.
c. If I recei.ed a dangerous email, 2. %he would gi.e it to charity
d. If she saw a ghost, 5. I would ha.e to get a new one.
e. If he won the totoloto, 6. !e would call the police.
f. If I lost my identity card, 7. I would delete it.
a. 888888888 b. 88888888 c. 888888888 d. 888888888 e. 888888888 f. 88888888
0. Imagine 2 things you would do and 2 things you wouldnt do if you won an enormous amount of
money by playing 'ottery*:
a. If I won 888888888888888888888888888888euros I would 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
b. If I won 888888888888888888888888888888euros I would 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
c. If I won 888888888888888888888888888888euros I would 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
d. I wouldnt 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
e. I wouldnt 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
f. I wouldnt 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888

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