Second conditional

1. Second conditional

2. The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then 'would' and the infinitive:
•if + past simple, ...would + infinitive
(We can use 'were' instead of 'was' with 'I' and 'he/she/it'. This is mostly done in formal
writing).
It has two uses.
First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true.
Maybe I'm imagining some dream for example
If + subject +c+ subject would + infinitive + c
•If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won't win the lottery)
•If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
•She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
•She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won't happen)

3. Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because
it's not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples:
•If I had his number, I would call him. (I don't have his number now, so it's impossible for
me to call him).
•If I were you, I wouldn't go out with that man.
If I were ...
Note that with the verb To Be we use IF + I / HE / SHE / IT + WERE
The reason we use WERE instead of WAS is because the sentence is in the Subjunctive
mood.
•If I were not in debt, I would quit my job.
•If he were taller, he'd be accepted into the team.
•She would still be correcting my grammar if she were still alive.

4. Could in Second Conditional sentences
COULD can be used instead of WOULD to make the hypothetical present or future more
likely.
•If he trained every day, he could represent his country
•If I had a little more money, I could buy a car.

5. Multi- Word verbs

6. Multi-word verbs are verbs that consist of more than one word.
There are three types of multiword verbs: prepositional verbs, phrasal verbs, and phrasal-
prepositional verbs.
Many multi-word verbs serve an idiomatic purpose. This means that they should not be
taken literally; rather, they have a figurative or metaphorical meaning.
Examples: Run into means “encounter”:
I ran into an old friend at the reunion. Come by means “visit”: She came by the store this
morning. Put up with means “tolerate”: I shouldn’t have to put up with this nonsense. You
will have to memorize the idiomatic meanings of most multi-word verbs in order to learn
how to use them.

7. Prepositional Verbs
Prepositional verbs consist of a main verb and a preposition. A preposition links a noun or
pronoun to other words in a sentence. Prepositions are often used to show relationships
(often in logic, space, or time) between the noun and the rest of the sentence. Prepositions
introduce a prepositional phrase, which consists of the preposition and an object.
Example:
I ran into my roommate on my way to class. In this example, ran is the main verb, and into
is the preposition which introduces the prepositional phrase into my roommate. Together,
they make up the prepositional verb ran into. They can’t be separated from each other.

8. break into (a house) get over (an illness) listen to
cope with (a difficult
situation)
get on look after (a child)
deal with (a
problem)
get off look at
depend on go into look for
do without lead to look forward to

9. Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs consist of a main verb and a particle. A particle is a function word that
does not have meaning on its own and depends on the main verb to have meaning.
Our car broke down on the way home from Tulsa. In this example, broke is the main verb,
verb, and down is the particle. Notice that down cannot be a preposition in this case
because there is no following prepositional phrase—there is no object of the
preposition.)

10. Examples:
•break up: Terminar (un curso, una relación…).
We break up the day of the party / Rompimos el día de la fiesta.
•Carry on: Continuar.
Keep calm & Carry on / Mantén la calma y sigue adelante.
•Come back: Regresar.
Come back, I need you / Regresa, te necesito.
•Come on: Vamos. Imperativo.
Come on!
•Close up: Acercarse.
His face closed up angrily / Su rostro se acercó enfadado.

11. •Dying for: Algo que deseas mucho.
I´m dying for a cup of coffee / Me muero por una taza de café.
•Get in touch: Estar en contacto.
We can get in touch for more information / Podemos estar en contacto para más
información.
•Get back: Volver, recuperar.
Give me a call when you get back / Llámame cuando regreses.
•Go on: Continuar.
The show must go on / El show debe continuar.
•Go out: Que algo se apague, salir, pasar de moda.
Please, close the door as you go out / Por favor, cierra la puerta cuando salgas.

12. •Hold on: Continuar.
Hold on! I’m not ready / Continua! No estoy preparado/a.
•Hurry up: Darse prisa.
Hurry up, or we’ll miss the bus! /¡Date prisa o perderemos el bus!
•Look at: Mirar.
Look at me! / ¡Mírame!
•Look for: Buscar.
I still haven’t found what I’m looking for / Todavía no he encontrado lo que estoy buscando
•Miss out: Perder la oportunidad.
Don´t miss out on this chance / No te pierdas esta oportunidad.

13. •Put on: Ponerse o vestir una prenda.
If it’s winter, put on a thick pullover / Si es invierno, ponte un jersey grueso.
•Run away (from): Alejarse, escapar.
You can’t run away from me… / No puedes huir de mí …
•Shut up: Callarse.
Please, shut up / Por favor, cállate.
•Stand by: Quedarse cerca.
Stand by me / Quédate conmigo.
•Work out: Hacer ejercicio, entrenar. Progresar.
We’re going to the gym to work out / Vamos al gimnasio a entrenar.

16. Phrasal-prepositional Verbs
Phrasal-prepositional verbs consist of a main verb, a particle, and a preposition—in
that order.
The attendees grew restless when they learned we had run out of pizza.
In this example, run is the main verb, out is the particle, and of is the preposition
which introduces the prepositional phrase of pizza.

17. Activity
Watch the video about English phrasal verbs for every day life and make a similiar story
using all the phrasal verbs in story birds platfom.
https://youtu.be/G2NwmcNKaHk