Second conditional

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

The second Conditional

Check your knowledge:
We use the second conditional to...

1. talk about real situations in our future
2. talk about imaginary situations in the present and future
3. talk about real situations at present
4. talk about imaginary situations in our past

We form the second conditional with

1. if + past simple, would + infinitive
2. if + present simple, would + past tense
3. If + past perfect, would + infinitive
4. If + past simple, would + past simple

We use the second conditional to talk about..

1. Facts and habits
2. Hypothetical present/future situations
3. Realistic future situations
4. Realistic present situations

A correct example of the second conditional is..

1. If she went to the police sooner, the thief had been caught.
2. The house smells good if my mom bakes a cake.
3. If I had a dog, I would walk in the park every day.
4. The house would smell good if my mom bakes a cake.

Second conditional

We use the second conditional to talk about hypothetical present/future situations.

We use the structure: If + subject + past verb, subject + would + base verb

E.g.: If Tim watered his plants more often, they wouldn't die. 

              If    S        PV                                                     ,   S     would      BV             

Order the words to make a second conditional sentence: if/laugh/feel/athim/Chris/wouldn't/so/unhappy/his stepmother/didn't

Order the words to make second conditional sentences: if/your aunt/would/your family/do/didn't/help/you/what/?

Change the sentence into a second conditional:
A good friend (give) me some money if I (not have) any.

Change the sentence into a second conditional
A good friend (not complain) if I (not be) in a good mood.

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Now think of a second conditional yourselves!