2. SecondConditional Use thesecondconditionaltotalkabout a hypothetical/imaginarysituation in thepresentorfuture and itsconsequence If + past simple, wouldorwouldn’t + infinitive If I had more money, I wouldbuya biggerhouse
3. Secondconditional Compare: Real situation I don’thavemoney, so I can’tbuy a biggerhouse Hypothetical/imaginarysituation If I had more money, I’dbuy a biggerhouse ‘d isthecontractionforwould
4. SecondConditional Compare FirstConditional (if + pres. simp, will/won’t + inf.) If I have time, I’llhelpyou. Thissituationispossible . I mayhave time. SecondConditional(if + past. simp, would/wouldn’t+ inf.) If I had time, I’dhelpyou Thissituationisimaginary. I don’t/won’thave time
5. SecondConditional You can use secondconditionalsentencesbeginning ‘If I wereyou, I’d…’ togiveadvice. Hereyou CAN’T use was: If I waswereyou…
6. Would/ wouldn’t + infinitive You can also use would / wouldn’t + infinitive (withoutanifclause) whenyoutalkaboutimaginarysituations. My ideal holidaywouldbe a week in the Bahamas
7. Could, might + infinitive You can use could + infinitivetotalkabout a remoteability/possibility If I had a lot of money, I couldbuy a new car (=I wouldbeabletobuy a new car) You can use might + infinitiveto mean ‘wouldperhaps’ If I bought a GPS, I mightnotgetlostallthe time (= I wouldn’t (perhaps) getlostallthe time)
8. 2nd Conditional: Questions Weoftenmakequestions in the 2nd ConditionalwithWhatwouldyou do if…? Thisphrase can come at thebeginningortheend of thesentence. Whatwouldyou do ifyoudidn’thave a mobilephone? Ifyoudidn’thave a mobilephone, whatwouldyou do?
9. 2nd Conditional: Questions You can (obviously) alsoaskYes/Noquestions in the 2nd Conditional. Wouldyougetlostifyoudidn’thave a GPS? Ifyoudidn’thave a GPS, wouldyougetlost? The short answerstotheseYes/Noquestions are: Yes, I wouldor No, I wouldn’t. You can alsosayYes, I might.
