Conditional sentences 2 nd Conditional Sentences Express untrue
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Conditional sentences
2 nd Conditional Sentences Express untrue or improbable situations in the present or future.
The structure of the sentence is as follows: if-clause (hypothesis) If + Past Simple main clause (result) would/could/might + bare infinitive
If it didn’t rain , I would go for a long walk. If we had more money, we could go on a trip. If she knew my address, she might visit me.
After if we normally use were instead of was for all persons.
If Catherine was/were taller, she could become a professional model. If he was/were younger, he could walk more quickly.
We can use ‘If I were you. . . ’ to give advice.
If I were you, I’d go to the doctor. If I were you, I would accept this offer.
Conditional Sentence Type 1 → It is possible and also very likely that the condition will be fulfilled. Form: if + Simple Present, will/Can -Future Example: If I find her address, I’ll send her an invitation. Conditional Sentence Type 2 → It is possible but very unlikely, that the condition will be fulfilled. Form: if + Simple Past, would/Could/might + Infinitive Example: If I found her address, I would send her an invitation Conditional Sentence Type 3 → It is impossible that the condition will be fulfilled because it refers to the past. Form: if + Past Perfect, would/could/might + have + Past Participle) Example: If I had found her address, I would have sent her an invitation.
