WORKSHOP SECOND CONDITIONAL

Before developing the workshop see the videos and the review material.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyxF4grou0Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Oou-WbGfQ&t=128s

Si bien en el condicional cero se habla de leyes físicas o verdades absolutas y en el primer

condicional se habla de situaciones posibles o probables, el segundo condicional es el terreno
de la imaginación. Sirve para hablar de situaciones irreales, hipotéticas o improbables.

El segundo condicional en inglés es la forma que usamos para hablar de…

 Situaciones hipotéticas o irreales.

if I had a lot of money, I would buy a 20-room mansion and invite all my friends to live with me.
 Dar consejos a otras personas.
If I were you, I would call Sally and explain what happened. It’s all just a silly
misunderstanding!
En cuanto a la estructura, solo tienes que recordar estas normas:

 La oración con if va en pasado simple: If I worked as a doctor.

 Si la oración con if contiene el verbo to be, generalmente se usa were en lugar de was: If I
were rich.
 En la oración de resultado, usamos el verbo would (o wouldn’t para la forma negativa) + el
infinitivo: I would travel around the world.
En algunos casos, también podemos usar could o might.
 Y para hacer preguntas, usamos would + sujeto + infinitivo + complementos + oración con if:
Would you marry me if I asked you?

Excepciones y variantes
Puesto que el segundo condicional trata de una situación irreal, solemos emplear la
forma “were” del verbo to be en lugar de la forma “was”, aunque estemos hablando en primera o
tercera persona del singular:

-If I were less worried about the future, I'd enjoy life more
 (Si [yo] estuviera menos preocupada por el futuro, disfrutaría más de la vida).

-If he were more careful, he wouldn't make so many mistakes 

(Si [él] tuviera más cuidado, no cometería tantos errores). 

Este es el modo subjuntivo en inglés, que aquí se utiliza por tratarse de situaciones que no
son reales.

También es posible sustituir would o wouldn't, en la proposición principal, por could / couldn’t o might

/ might not:

-If I knew all the answers, I could easily pass the exam (Si [yo] supiera todas las respuestas, podría
aprobar el examen fácilmente).
-If he listened more, he might actually learn something (Si [él] escuchara más, podría aprender algo
de verdad).

Ambas frases se centran más en que el resultado es posible, en vez de probable, por lo que
podemos emplearlas en sustitución de would para expresar esa menor certeza. 

AHORA RECORDEMOS EL USO DEL VERBO MODAL WOULD…

 WORKSHOP SECOND CONDITIONAL
1. Listen to the song and read the lyrics. Find the second conditional in it.
https://youtu.be/Et6QNcptkTY

2. According to the real situation, make it imaginary with if. Remember that the imaginary or
unreal sentences must be in past simple with if.
You must make just the cause of the second conditional, NOT the consequence.

Ex: Real situation: We have to stay home.

 Unreal situation: If we didn’t have to stay at home, …

a) Real situation: COLOMBIA DOES NOT HAVE A GOOD HEALTH SYSTEM.

Unreal situation: If Colombia had a good heal system
,…

b) Real situation: TUNJA IS NOT HOT

Unreal situation: If tunja were hot, …
Real situation: WE ARE STUDENTS
Unreal situation: If we were not students , …

c) Real situation: YOU HAVE CLASS TODAY

Unreal situation: If you did not have class, …

d) Real situation: I LIVE IN COLOMBIA

Unreal situation: If I did not live in Colombia ,
…

e) Real situation: WE HAVE DUQUE FOR PRESIDENT OF COLOMBIA

Unreal situation: If we did not have duque for president …..
,…

f) Real situation: I HAVE TO WAKE UP EARLY

Unreal situation: If I did not have… ,…

g) Real situation: WE ARE ALWAYS SLEEPY AFTER LUNCH

Unreal situation: If we were always sleepy…… ,
…

h) Real situation: I NEED TO EAT EVERYDAY

Unreal situation: If I did not need eat everiday ,
…

3.Complete the sentences in second conditional by using the words in brackets and then change their
order.

Ex: If they _knew_ him well, they _would invite_ him to their parties. (know/invite)
They would invite him to their parties if they knew him well.

a) If you _____had_____ more money, you _would not travel________ in low-cost flights. (have/not

travel)

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b) If she___asked______ me nicely, I ____would go_____ shopping with her. (ask/go)

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 c) If you_____took_____ the sink apart, you____would get_____ the water out. (take/get)

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d) If Mike_____had_____ 300 euros to spend, he_____ would buy____ a new smartphone.

(have/buy)

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e) If I_____ lived _____ abroad, I____ would miss_____ the typical food so much. (live/miss)

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f) If I____were______ you, I____ would start_____ looking for a job right now. (be/start)

Segundo condicional suejeto I siempre were

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g) If Sam_____were(be es were siemre)_____ president of the US, he____ would do_____ a

terrific job. (be/do)

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h) If I_____had_____ a freelance job, I ____would travel_____ around the world. (have/travel)

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i) I_____would finish_____ university in 2021 if I_____ started____ this year. (finish/start)

Por que el I va de segundo

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4.Combine the sentences in each item into one sentence. Use the second conditional.

Ex: We can’t go out. We don’t go to work.

If we could go out, we would go to work.

a) She doesn’t have enough money. She can’t go on vacation.

_if she had enough money. She would go on vacation__________

b) Molly can’t act. She isn’t in the school play.

___ If Molly could act. she would be in the school play.
El would siempre debe llevar un verbo
 c) Stevie is shy. He won’t call up any of his classmates.
__ If Stevie were shy. If he would call up any of his classmates._

d) Chicago is cold in the spring. People don’t go swimming.

__ If Chicago were not cold in the spring. People would go swimming ___

e) I don’t have Katya’s phone number. I can’t call her.

___ If i had have Katya’s phone number. I would call her __

f) I don’t know baking. I don’t make delicious cakes and pies.

__ If i knew baking. I would make delicious cakes and pies.

5. Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentences

1. If you had one wish, what (it, be) ___would it be ____________________________________?

2. You could be anything you wanted if you (try) tried___ harder.
3. If we stop dreaming about the future, there (be) _would be_______ no future.
4. If I (be) ____were____ in charge, I would be able to do anything I wanted.
5. Henry (feel) ____would feel______ better if he didn’t always eat fast food.

6.Complete each sentence. Use the second conditional.

1. If I could see into the future, I would buy the lottery

2. I would sleep late every morning If I didn´t have to class

3. If I were a police officer, I would comply with the law

4. I would be very angry If you lied to me

5. What would you do If you failed the exam.

6. If I weren’t studying English, I woul travel to mexico

7.If you could change something about your life, what would you change? Write a short paragraph.
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8. Match the beginnings of the sentences to the correct endings, to make logical conditional
sentences.

9. Complete the sentences below by making Second Conditional statements. Use your imagination

a. If I had longer summer holidays, _______________________________________

b. If John did more exercise, ____________________________________________
c. If Mrs. Smith spoke Chinese, __________________________________________
d. If I won a million dollars, ______________________________________________
e. _________________________________________, you could live for 150 years.
f. ___________________________________________, I might look for a new job.
g. ______________________________________, people would be very surprised.
h. ___________________________________________________, he would laugh.
i. If aliens landed on Earth, ____________________________________________
j. If animals could talk, ________________________________________________
k. If people lived on the moon, ____________________________________________
l. If I spent all my money, _______________________________________________