If I practiced a

lot, Id be a
good football
player.
Form:
1. The second conditional has two clauses: The Conditional Clause which is formed with IF
T!" #$%T %I&#'" and the main clause (or result clause) which is formed with WOULD +
INFINITIVE VERB without to*. +emember the main clause or the if clause can come ,rst.
"-: If you didnt ha.e any homewor/ tonight, I would go to the cinema.
I would go to the cinema if I didnt ha.e any homewor/.
POSITIVE
vs
NEGATIVE
SENTENCES
CONDITIONAL RESULT
If %arah practices a lot, %he will be a good football player.
If %arah doesnt practice a lot, %he wont be a good football player.
0. For the second conditional, it is common to use were* in place of all forms of the verb to be
in the if clauses (whate.er the sub1ect is).
"-: !e would not increase ta-es if he were #rime &inister.
2. %ometimes its possible to use could* in place of would.
"-: If I had more free time, I could tra.el around the world.
Use:
The second conditional is used for situations which are only imagined or in a persons mind. Things
which are possible in theory but improbable in practice or unreal situations.
Conte-t: I wish I had a Ferrari. (I dont ha.e a Ferrari, Its a fantasy, dream).
"-: if I had a Ferrari, I would dri.e it e.ery day.
$. &atch the conditions to the result:
Co!itios Resu"ts
a. If 'inda found some money in the
street,
1. 3ould tra.el around the world.
b. If 4oe saw strange person in his
house,
0. I would be terri,ed.
c. If I recei.ed a dangerous email, 2. %he would gi.e it to charity
d. If she saw a ghost, 5. I would ha.e to get a new one.
e. If he won the totoloto, 6. !e would call the police.
f. If I lost my identity card, 7. I would delete it.
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0. Imagine 2 things you would do and 2 things you wouldnt do if you won an enormous amount of
money by playing 'ottery*:
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b. If I won 888888888888888888888888888888euros I would 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
c. If I won 888888888888888888888888888888euros I would 888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
d. I wouldnt 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
e. I wouldnt 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
f. I wouldnt 8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888