UNREAL CONDITIONALS

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 CONDITIONALS
Real Conditionals Alternative Conditionals
1. Zero Conditional 1. As long as
2. Unless
2. 1st Conditional 3. Only if
Unreal Conditionals 4. If only
1. 2nd Conditional 5. Provided
6. Wether
2. 3rd Conditional Advanced Conditionals
3. Mixed Conditional 1 1. Advanced conditional
4. Mixed Conditional 2 clauses
2. But for (3rd
Conditional)
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 UNREAL CONDITIONALS

1. 2nd Conditional (informal)

2. 2nd Conditional (formal)

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 2ND CONDITIONAL (informal)
1. The 2nd Conditional refers to hypothetical actions in the present with an
imaginary result.

IF + SIMPLE PAST , WOULD/WOULN’T + VERB

• If you earned $100,000 a year, what would you do with such amount?

• I would give back a wallet with money if I found it in the street.

• People would be happier if there wasn’t so much traffic in the city.

• If you had one more day of life, would you do what you’re doing now?

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 2ND CONDITIONAL (informal)
2. The 2nd Conditional is also used to provide advice

IF + I were you , I would/wouldn’t + VERB

• If I were you, I’d do more exercises. (=You should do more exercises)

• If were you, I wouldn’t cheat in the exam. (=You shouln’t cheat in the exam)

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 2ND CONDITIONAL (informal)
3. Might or could can be used to replace would to refer to probability.

IF + SIMPLE PAST , MIGHT/COULD + VERB

• If I were braver, I might do bungee jumping.

• I could go for a walk if it wasn’t raining.

 2ND CONDITIONAL (formal)
A more formal 2nd Conditional is used with were + infinitive in the
dependent clause.

IF + WERE TO + VERB, WOULD + VERB

• If you were to earn $100,000 a year, what would you do with such amount?

• I would phone the police if she were to threaten me.

• If I were to go back to school, I would like it to be different.

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