2. If + past simple/continuous + would
If I didn t have to work, I would spend a
few years travelling around the world.

3. We use the second conditional to talk
about situations or actions in the present
or future, which are not likely to happen
or are imaginary, hypothetical or
impossible.
It is also used to give advice.

4. If I won the lottery, I would travel around
the world and buy a castle in Norway.
I think that it is very unlikely to win the
lottery. However, in this unlikely condition,
I would travel and buy a castle.

5. If I wasn't watching TV now, I would be
playing football.
I am watching TV, and imagining what I
would do if I wasn't.
If I were an alien, I would be able to
travel around the universe.
It is impossible for me to be an alien.
However, I am imagining what I would do in
this situation.

6. If I were you, I d learn Chinese.
If I were you, I d change my lifestile.

7. We can use other modal verbs in place
of 'would'.
If I had more money, I could buy a car.
Buying a car would be possible
If I won the lottery, I might give all the
money to charity.
Giving the money to charity is only a
possibility