Second Conditional
Second conditional
The second conditional is used to talk about ‘unreal’ or
impossible things.
- If I won a lot of money I’d buy a big house in the country.
- Where would you live if you could live anywhere in the world?
- If you didn’t smoke so much you’d feel a lot better.
The structure is usually if + past simple and would +
infinitive. It’s not important which clause comes first.
Look at the difference between the first and second conditionals.
Look at the difference between the first and second conditionals.
- In January: If it snows tomorrow I’ll go skiing. It might snow tomorrow.
- In August: If it snowed tomorrow I’d go skiing. It almost certainly won’t snow tomorrow.
NOTE: Although many conditional sentences use if + will/would,
conditional sentences can also use other words instead of ‘if’ – e.g. ‘when’
‘as soon as’ ‘in case’ Other modal verbs can be used instead of ‘will/would’ –
e.g. ‘can/could’, ‘may’ ‘might’.
Other types of conditional sentences are covered in another section.
Other types of conditional sentences are covered in another section.
- See more at:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar/conditionals-1#sthash.9rjtR3Uh.dpuf
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