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    The document discusses the second conditional and provides examples of its use. The second conditional expresses an unreal or improbable condition and its result in the present or future, using 'if' clauses with past tense verbs and main clauses with 'would'. Examples are given to illustrate this grammatical structure.

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    The document discusses the second conditional and provides examples of its use. The second conditional expresses an unreal or improbable condition and its result in the present or future, using 'if' clauses with past tense verbs and main clauses with 'would'. Examples are given to illustrate this grammatical structure.

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    Second conditional

    If + subject + verb in past simple + complement+ (,) +Subject+ would +verb present+ complement

    Would: probability -Might: Possibility -Could: ability

    Imaginary, unreal, improbable = hypothetical situation, to talk about hypotheses,


    or imaginary future events. To give indirect suggestion or advice, being less direct
    and more polite.

    El second conditional es un tipo de condicional que se usa para hablar sobre hechos que son poco
    probables que sucedan en el futuro. Para situaciones que el hablante considera que es poco probable que
    sucedan en el futuro.

    The second conditional is used to express an unreal or improbable condition and


    its result in the present or future.

    If I were an astronaut, I would travel to the moon.

    If I had wings, I would fly up to the stars.

    If I were a dog, I would bite you.

    If I saw a ghost, I would run away.

    If I were you, I would invite her.

    If our teacher gave us the answers, we wouldn´t learn anything.

    If it were cheaper, I could buy it.

    If it took a shower, I would smell good.

    If I were rich, I would buy an airplane.

    If I had a car, I might visit my ex-girlfriend.

    If she knew the answer, she would tell us

    If I had more time, I´d help.


    If I were you, I´d say yes.

    If I were President, I would increase taxes for rich people

    If he lived in a big house, he would have a party

    If I asked Susan out, would she accept?

    What would you do if you had a year of vacations?

    If they had the money, would they buy a new car?


    SECOND CONDITIONAL

    Name: …………………………………………………………… Group: …

    EXERCISES fourth semester

    A. Complete these sentences


    If Sally lived in Oaxaca, She sould be (she/be) near here parents
    Fred would read more if he didn´t work(he/not/work) so hard.
    1. If Karen didn´t have to work on in the evenings,
    ……………………………………(she/go) to concerts.
    2. Susan wouldn´t go to work by car if
    ………………………………………….. (she/live) near a train station.
    3. Alan wouldn´t be overweight if
    ………………………………………………….. (he/not/eat) so much.
    4. If Peter didn´t live in a flat, ………………………………………………….
    (he/have) a dog.
    5. Pam would definitely learn French if
    …………………………………(she/get) a job in France.
    6. If Mark wanted to be healthy, ………………………………………………
    (he/not/smoke).
    7.
    B. In the next few years
    It is unlikely that astronauts will visit Mars.
    It is unlikely that governments will stop buying guns
    It is unlikely that doctors will find a cure for cancer.
    It is unlikely that they will discover oil in Ireland
    It is unlikely that young people will stop buying CDs.

    If governments stopped buying guns, the world would be safer


    If………………………………………………………….., the Irish would be very
    happy
    If………………………………………………………….., this terrible disease
    would disappear.
    If………………………………………………………….., the popular music
    industry would disappear.
    If………………………………………………………….., we would learn a lot
    about the planet.
    If I ate cake, I'd get fat.

    It looks delicious. Ifl had your figure, I'd eat the whole lot.

    If we didn't have a car, we 'd find it difficult to get about.

    If Rachel got up earlier, she wouldn't always be late.

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