2nd conditional

SECOND CONDITIONAL

By Franciscocontreras
  • When do we use it?

    When do we use it?

    Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible
  • COMPONENTS

    COMPONENTS

    IF, Subject (I, he, she, it, you, we, they), Auxiliary (would, could, might)
  • AFFIRMATIVE

    AFFIRMATIVE

    "If + simple past, Subject+ would + verb" or "Subject+ would + verb + if + simple past"
  • EXAMPLE

    EXAMPLE

    -->"If I won the lottery, I would buy a house" or "I would buy a house if I won the lottery"
  • NEGATIVE

    NEGATIVE

    "If + simple past negative, Subject+ would + not + verb" or "Subject+ would+ not + verb + if + simple past negative"
  • EXAMPLE

    EXAMPLE

    -->"If I didn’t win the lottery, I wouldn’t buy a house" or "I wouldn’t buy a house if I didn’t win the lottery"
  • INTERROGATIVE

    INTERROGATIVE

    -"If + simple past negative, Subject+ would + not + verb" or "Subject+ would+ not + verb + if + simple past negative"
  • EXAMPLE

    EXAMPLE

    -->"If you won the lottery, What would you do?" or "What would you do if you won the lottery?"