SECOND

CONDITIONAL
ALEJANDRA ZARATE
WHAT'S SECOND CONDITIONAL?
The second conditional is a type of structure,
that is used for talking about unreal or
impossible situations or specific conditions in
the present or in the future. The main
difference with the first conditional is that
the actions that are expressed in the second
conditional are usually more improbable.
WHEN SHOULD IT
BE USED?
As I said before it should be used when
you are expressing impossible or
unreal situations. For situations that
the speaker considers unlikely to
happen in the future
 STRUCTURE
IF SUBJECT PAST SIMPLE , SUBJECT WOULD/ WOULDN´T VERB (INFINITIVE)

SUBJECT WOULD/ WOULDN´T VERB (INFINITIVE) , IF SUBJECT VERB (PAST SIMPLE)

EXAMPLES
If I were you , I would eat a salchipapa

CONDITION RESULT

I wouldn't eat a salchipapa , If I were you

RESULT CONDITION
IF I FOUND 5 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE PARK, I WOULD BUY A PRIVATE ISLAND.
I WOULD HAVE MY OWN AIRPLANE, IF I WERE THE PRESIDENT.
HE WOULD BE MORE CREATIVE, IF HE WOULD READ BOOKS.
IF HE WAS A DOG, HE WOULD BE A GOLDEN RETRIEVER.