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Today we're going to talk about the type two conditionals.
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Remember that conditionals are sentences with two clauses a main clause and an if clause.
Now conditionals state that the action in the main clause can only take place of a certain condition
in the if clause is fulfilled.
Have a look at the example over here.
If we don't hurry we will be late.
Now this is a conditional sentence and it's used to state that the action in the main clause being late
will take place if we don't hurry.
Now there are five main types of conditionals in English and amongst them are conditional type 2 or
second conditionals.
Now conditionals type 2 or second conditionals are used to describe hypothetical unlikely or even impossible
situations these sentences are not based on facts.
Thus we can refer to any time have a look at the example below.
If Peter cleaned his place he would let us come in now make sure to use the past simple tense in the
if clause and would close the base form of the verb in the main clause.
Note that the order of the mean and if clause is not fixed although when the if clause precedes the
mean one.
Make sure to use a comma.
Have a look at the table below.
Now the if clause of the type two conditionals or the second conditionals is formed by using if plus
past simple in the main clause would plus verb have to look at the examples below.
If I won one million dollars I would give it to charity an event in the future that's unlikely to happen.
If you found a formal black dress it would look perfect on you.
Unlikely to happen.
Note that if we use the verb to be in the if clause the form ver is used even with the first and third
person.
Now we often use.
If I were you to express our opinion or to give advice.
Have a look at the examples below.
If I were a chef I would work at some Italian restaurants expressing opinion if I were you I wouldn't
take that job.
Giving advice now compare the phrase conditional and the second conditional have a look at the examples
below.
If it's nose today we will definitely make a snowman.
Now this sentence is in the first conditional because it is December right now and it's highly likely
for it to snow and in this sentence if it's known today we would be surprised.
Now this is in the second conditional because it is me right now and it's almost impossible for it to
snow.