UNIT 8-MY LIFE WOULD BE

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GRAMMAR
Second Conditional

Professor: Eury Fernández, Msc.

SECOND CONDITIONAL
 The second conditional is a structure used to talk about
impossible or imaginary situations.
 Second conditional is used in situations/actions in the
present or future which are not likely to happen or are
imaginary, hypothetical or impossible.
SECOND CONDITIONAL-STRUCTURE

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2ND CONDITIONAL CONT…
 The second conditional is a structure that has 2 parts:

 CONDITION RESULT (YOU CAN INVERT POSITIONS: RESULT- CONDITION)

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IF+ SUBJECT+ WOULD/COULD + VE
VERB IN SIMPLE +VERB IN BASE
PAST FORM

EXAMPLES:

 If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)
 If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
 She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
 She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)
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2ND CONDITIONAL CONT… ? ION
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MORE EXAMPLES…
 Where would you live if you could live anywhere?
 If you were powerful enough to change the world, what would you change?
 If you were given three wishes, what would you wish?
 Where would you go if you could go anywhere in the world?

 I wouldn't refuse if you offered me $10,000.

NEGATIVE
I would be surprised if he didn't come.

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wouldn't = would not
didn't = did not
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.