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Conditionals 2

1. Conditionals type 1 express highly probable conditions using "if" + present/future tense, while conditionals type 2 express improbable conditions using "if" + past tense. 2. Conditionals type 2 are used to talk about hypothetical or unlikely situations, not based on the actual situation. They use "if" + past tense and "would" + bare infinitive. 3. It is correct to say "if I were" instead of "if I was" to express an unlikely present or past condition in conditionals type 2. Modals can also be used instead of "would" to vary the certainty or likelihood.

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Conditionals 2

1. Conditionals type 1 express highly probable conditions using "if" + present/future tense, while conditionals type 2 express improbable conditions using "if" + past tense. 2. Conditionals type 2 are used to talk about hypothetical or unlikely situations, not based on the actual situation. They use "if" + past tense and "would" + bare infinitive. 3. It is correct to say "if I were" instead of "if I was" to express an unlikely present or past condition in conditionals type 2. Modals can also be used instead of "would" to vary the certainty or likelihood.

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Gramm Conditionals Type 2

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Conditionals type 1
ar
express highly
Match the two halves of these conditional sentences
probable conditions.
1 She would hurt A …if I knew there were sharks.
IF + Present, Future
If it rains I will get wet herself..
2 If the weather wasn’t B …if I knew whose wallet it was.
Conditionals type 2 so bad…
3 If I were the Queen C …if we had the money
express unprobale
conditions. These of England…
4 If she were taller D …you will get bigger cloves
sentences are not 5 E
We would buy a …I would love the rain
based on the actual
house…
situation. In type 2 6 F
If I were a plant… …I would give everyone
conditional chocolate.
sentences, the time 7 I wouldn’t go G …she wouldn’t need a step stool
is now or any time swimming … in the kitchen
and the situation is 8 I would go to their H …we would go sailing
hypothetical. house to return it…
9 If you plant garlic in I … if they were in their 20s.
IF + Past, WOULD + the fall…
bare infinitive 1 They would travel the J …if she fell
If I had my umbrella, 0
world…
I would not get wet.
( but I forgot it so I
am wet. )

It is correct, and
very common, to
say "if I were" Correct the following sentences
instead of "if I 1. If I was younger I would study industrial engineering
was" (subjunctive 2. If Dr. Smith were a professor I will attend his classes.
mood).
You can also use 3. I will visit them more often if my cousins live closer.
modals in the main 4. We miss him very much if Peter would go back to Finland.
clause instead of 5. You will lose your job if you would continue to arrive late.
"would" to express
6. If you buy all the ingredients you would not have to go to
the degree of
certainty, the store in the middle of the preparation.
permission, or a 7. If my PC stops working now I will would gets in real
recommendation trouble with my boss.
about the outcome.
8. If Johnny had fixed the plumbing the kitchen will not be
flooded.

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