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Second and third conditional

I can usethe second and third conditional sentences to describe the consequences of
hypothetical present,future and past events.

Second conditional

if I'd had pkofve with me i could have called
som,eoiA,e. B-Kt the reality was, i had ia,o phoiA-e,

i was. com-pletelw lost aiÿd Itwas 0ett¿ÿv0 dav\z.

Aw*d would ijou
without fl phoiA-e

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We use second conditional sentences when we We can also use could and might in the result clause
describe the imagined result or consequence of an instead of would.
unreal or unlikely situation inthe present or future. Ifwe went to the village we couldgetsome eggs.
Ifibiswasa m¡ iforntó,ifwsuláfeewaffhatef af ifViefeywastff 53bsssy,sh?mightmtemnfm&s.
money.
We usually use second conditional sentences to
The verb inthe if clause of second conditional
imagine situations ineveryday life.
sentences is in the past simple. Inthe result clause we
Ifthey offeredyou thejob, wouldyou acceptit?
use would/wouldn't + the infinitive of the verb.
I would bevery surprisedifitsnowedtomorrow. We also use second conditional sentences to speculate
Ifyou offeredMartinhelp,hewouldn't accept it. about more unusual hypothetical situations.
What would happen ifthere was nocarbondioxide on
We often add adverbs like probably and definitely
Earth?
and phrases like Ithink.
Ithink I'dprobablycallthe policeifthat happened. Inmore formal writing and speaking we sometimes
use were instead of was after if.
We often use could inthe if clause.
IfJames were here, we couldask him.
You would enjoy itmoreifyoucouldswim.
We always use were inthe phrase If Iwere you...
for giving advice.
IfI wereyou, I'dkeep it.

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