Second Conditional
Use the 2nd Conditional
(if + past, + would)
What would you do if…?
The Second Conditional is a
structure used for talking
about an improbable or
hypothetical situation and its
consequence.
If clause main clause
If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.
I would go on a trip.
trip.
I would make a big party.
party.
main clause If clause
I would buy that dress if I had more money.
Structure
If + condition
If + S + verb (past simple) + C
Result
S + would + verb (simple form) + C
Now you…
What would you do if ….
you saw a ghost?
you could fly like a bird?
you were the richest person alive?
you could travel into the future?
you saw an alien?

Second conditional

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  • 2.
    Use the 2ndConditional (if + past, + would) What would you do if…?
  • 3.
    The Second Conditionalis a structure used for talking about an improbable or hypothetical situation and its consequence.
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    If clause mainclause If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house. I would go on a trip. trip. I would make a big party. party. main clause If clause I would buy that dress if I had more money.
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    Structure If + condition If+ S + verb (past simple) + C Result S + would + verb (simple form) + C
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    Now you… What wouldyou do if …. you saw a ghost? you could fly like a bird? you were the richest person alive? you could travel into the future? you saw an alien?