SECOND CONDITIONAL (TYPE 2)

CONDITINAL

CLAUSE

RESULT

SECOND CONDITIONAL (TYPE 2)
CONDITIONAL CLAUSE	RESULT CLAUSE	Examples
If + Past Simple	Conditional (would)	If you travelled, you would meet people.

EL SEGUNDO CONDICIONAL

Su estructura es If + pasado + condicional y se usa para indicar condiciones hipotéticas referidas al presente, es decir que podrían tener lugar pero es poco probable que lleguen a término.

                If I had more time, I would study German.

En español se usa el pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo en lugar del pasado.

Si el verbo de la oración subordinada es to be se puede utilizar were con todas las personas.

                      If she were older, she would get the job.

Siempre se usa were con el pronombre I cuando damos un consejo.

                  If I were you, I would talk to him about this problem.

Variaciones del Segundo Condicional.

Las variaciones más frecuentes de la estructura básica del segundo condicional son los verbos modales could y might, pero estos denotan que la probabilidad de que la hipótesis se cumpla es todavía menor que si se usa would. ENn español equivalen a las expresiones “tal vez” , “quizás”.

                        

                       If you studied, you could/might get good results.

There are some special conditional forms for modal verbs in English:

would + can = could

would + shall = should

would + may = might

The words "can," "shall" and "may" cannot be used with "would." Instead, they must be used in these special forms.

Examples:

·       If I went to Egypt next year, I would can learn Arabic. Unfortunately, that's not possible. Not Correct

·       If I went to Egypt next year, I could learn Arabic. Unfortunately, that's not possible. Correct

The words "could," should," "might" include conditional, so you cannot combine them with "would."

Examples:

·       If I didn't have to work tonight, I would could go to the fitness center. Not Correct

·       If I didn't have to work tonight, I could go to the fitness center. Correct