CONDITIONAL 2 / 2ND CONDITIONAL / CONDITIONAL II

CONDITIONAL 2 / 2ND CONDITIONAL / CONDITIONAL II

THE 2ND CONDITIONAL IS USED TO EXPRESS UNREAL SITUATIONS IN THE PRESENT OR FUTURE. OFTEN USED TO EXPRESS A WISH.

Uses the simple past tense:-

Formation

(IF Clause)	(Main Clause)
If I won the lottery,	I would buy a new house.

or...

(Main Clause)	(IF Clause)
I would buy a new house	if I won the lottery.

Note! We never use would, or wouldn't in the if clause.

For example:

• If I were you, I wouldn't do that. = I wouldn't do that, if I were you. (I am not you - therefore the condition is unreal).
• If I had more time, I would do more on my websites. = I would do more on my websites, if I had more time. (I don't have more time - therefore the condition is unreal).