THE SECONDCONDITIONAL (the unreal conditional) Instructor: Mrs Lien Huong Vũ Thị Kim Trúc Proficiency: Pre-Intermediate a wing a wing If you had wings, you could fly in the sky • Uses:to express things or actions that are unreal (not true or not possible) in the present or in the future • Ex: She wouldn’t be fat if she didn’t eat a lot of sugar If we had a map, we could easily find their house If I won the lottery, I might give all the money to charity If you were a flower, what would you be? If- Clause Main Clause • If you had wings , you could fly in the sky Form: • If S + V(2/-ed) , S + could/would/might+ V( bare-inf) • Or S + could/would/ might + V (bare-inf) if S + V(2/-ed) • I would buy a new car if I had a lot of money If Peter had a garden, he could grow roses Peter Note: If + I/he/she/it/they/we + WERE, S + could/would/might + V( bare-inf) Ex: “If they were to enter our market, we'd have big problems a Peter/be/ a better architect / I/study/ to be a fashion designer b I / be/the store owner / I /hire/him to design my new house => a If Peter were a better architect, I would study to be a fashion designer => b I might hire him to design my new house if I were the store owner Exercise 3: didn’t go would feel would take refused wouldn’t get closed down pressed would be did not come 10 borrowed 11 walked 12 would understand ... didn’t eat a lot of sugar If we had a map, we could easily find their house If I won the lottery, I might give all the money to charity If you were a flower, what would you be? If- Clause Main Clause... architect / I/study/ to be a fashion designer b I / be/the store owner / I /hire/him to design my new house => a If Peter were a better architect, I would study to be a fashion designer => b I might hire... + could/would/ might + V (bare-inf) if S + V(2/-ed) • I would buy a new car if I had a lot of money If Peter had a garden, he could grow roses Peter Note: If + I/he/she/it/they/we + WERE, S