domingo, 6 de diciembre de 2015

The Second Conditional




     Unreal conditional sentences express imaginary situations. 


Structure
If + simple past, would + verb base form.


Example

If I had a plane, I would travel around the world.
If Andrea was a millionare, she would buy a big house.


Tips
1. If clause contains verb to be, use were for all the subjects.
Example: If I were an animal, I´d be a panda.
2.Unreal conditional can also be formed with the past continuous in the if clause.
Example: If I were leaving now, I might walk to work.
3. In the if clause, the simple past or past continuous does not indicate past time; it indicates that the situation is unreal. In the results clause, would, could-would be able to, or might also indicate that the results is unreal.
4.Would in the results clauses expresses more certainty than could or might about the imaginary results.


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