Centro de Estudios de Inglés Conversacional

Unit 6Lesson B

Instructor

Laura Moraga M.

SECOND CONDITIONAL

FUNCTION

Hypothetical but possible situations

It describes…

If she had

enough time,

she would go

away for a

few days.

For example,

Imaginary or

impossible

situations

It also refers to…

If I were younger, I

would travel all

over the world.

For instance,

For giving advice.

It is also used …

If I were you,

I would

exercise

more.

As an illustration…

FORM

If I had money, I would buy a car.

A conditional sentence has two clauses

If clause Main clause

States the hypothesis

States the result

If I won the lottery, I would buy a house.

In the if clause the verb is in

past although it refers to the present or

future.

Use would, might or could

in the main clause.

If I were you, I would study more.

“WERE is used with every pronoun

including she, he and it”

PUNCTUATION

If I bought a car, I wouldn’t take the bus anymore.

I wouldn’t take the bus anymore if I bought a car.

Use a comma when the if

clause is at the beginning not

when it is at the end!

When making questions….

Would you take care of my dog if I cleaned your house?

The question form is in the main clause!

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