This document discusses the second conditional in English. It explains that the second conditional uses "if" followed by the simple past tense, followed by "would" and the base verb form. It is used to talk about unlikely or imaginary situations. Some examples are provided such as "If I had a car, I would drive to work" and "She would travel around the world if she had more money." The document also notes that "were" rather than "was" should be used with the verb "to be" in the if-clause. It concludes by stating that when using modal verbs like "can", "shall", and "may" in the second conditional, they should be replaced with "could", "should",

1. Second Conditional Segundo Condicional

2. If ... Simple Past ..., ... would + verb …
... would + verb ... if ... Simple Past …
En este tipo de oraciones existen dos partes importantes llamadas
“clauses” las cuales pueden ser utilizadas en cualquier orden.

4. Utilizamos este condicional para hablar de situaciones
imaginarias y lo que haríamos o pasaría dada una de ellas.
Examples:
•If I had a car, I would drive to work.(No tengo el carro)
•She would travel around the world if she had more money. (Ella
no tiene tanto dinero)

5. A: What would you do if you won the lottery?
B: I would buy a house.

6. EXCEPTION If I were ...
La forma “was“ del verbo TO BE no es considerada correcta.
Para la escritura o en evaluaciones debemos usar “were”.

7. Examples:
•If he were French, he would live in Paris.
•If she were rich, she would buy a yacht.
•I would play basketball if I were taller.
•I would buy that computer if it were cheaper.
•I would buy that computer if it was cheaper. Not Correct (Pero es
posible en una conversación verbal)

8. IMPORTANT Only use "If“
Hay que recordar usar "if“ en este condicional ya que estamos
discutiendo situaciones imaginarias.
Examples:
•I would buy that computer when it were cheaper. Not Correct
•I would buy that computer if it were cheaper. Correct

9. EXCEPTION Conditional with Modal Verbs
Cuando queremos expresar alguna situación usando un verbo
modal debemos recordar lo siguiente:
would + can = could
would + shall = should
would + may = might
Es decir "can," "shall" y "may“ no pueden ser usados con "would.“
por lo cual debemos usar las formas que acabamos de ver.

10. Examples:
•If I went to Egypt, I would can learn Arabic. NotCorrect
•If I went to Egypt, I could learn Arabic. Correct
•If she had time, she would may go to the party.
NotCorrect
•If she had time, she might go to the party. Correct