Conditions Type 2
Conditionals - Type 2
1) Conditionals are sentences with two clauses – a main clause and an if clause. Conditionals state that the action in the main clause can only take place if a certain condition in the if clause is fulfilled.
If we don’t hurry, we will be late!
2) There are five main types of conditionals in English.
Conditionals Type 2 or second conditionals are used to describe hypothetical, unlikely, or impossible situations. These sentences are not based on facts, thus we can refer to any time.
If Peter cleaned his place, he would let us come in.
Use the past simple tense in the if clause and would + the base form of the verb in the main clause. Note that the order of the main and if clauses is not fixed. Although when the if clause precedes the main one, use a comma.
If + past simple
would + V
If I won 1 million dollars,
I would give it to charity.
If you found a formal black dress,
it would look perfect on you.
Note that if we use the verb to be in the if clause, the form were is used even with the 1st and 3rd person. We often use ‘If I were you…’ to express our opinion or to give advice.
If I were a chef, I would work at some Italian restaurant.
If I were you, I wouldn’t take that job.
Compare the first conditional and the second conditional:
(It is December right now.) If it snows today, we will definitely make a snowman.
(It is May right now.) If it snowed today, we would be surprised.
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