SECOND CONDITIONAL
https://www.britishcouncil.es/blog/segundo-condicional-ingles
Mientras el Primer Condicional se utiliza para aludir a lo que ocurrirá en una situación
determinada. El SEGUNDO CONDICIONAL también, pero refiriéndose a situaciones
que NO son reales, y de cuáles serían o podrían ser sus consecuencias.
-If I get that job, I'll move to Toronto (1st Conditional)
(Si yo consigo ese empleo, yo me mudaré a Toronto).
-If I got that job, I'd move to Toronto (2nd Conditional)
(Si yo consiguiera ese empleo, yo me mudaría a Toronto).
Estructura:
Proposición con “if”, … proposición principal.
Estructura If + past simple / past … sujeto + would / wouldn't + forma
continuous, básica del verbo.
Afirmativo If I had more real friends, I wouldn’t spend so much time on
Si yo tuviera más amigos social media.
de verdad, yo no pasaría tanto tiempo en las redes
sociales.
If I were you
I would do more exercise
If He were you
He would study more
Yo yo fuese tú
Yo estudiaría más
Negativo If I didn't eat meat, I'd be a lot healthier. (would)
Si yo no comiera carne, yo estaría mucho más sano.
If I weren´t a student I would be a factory worker
Yo no fuese estudiante Yo sería un trbajador de fábrica
Interrogativo If I invited you to a party, would you come?
Si yo te invitara a una ¿tú vendrías?
fiesta,
(If I invite you to go out)*
(Would you come?)*
EXERCISES1:
1) If they __know__ him well, they __invite__ him to their parties. (know/invite)
Si lo __conocen__ bien, lo __invitan__ a sus fiestas
2) If you __have__ more money, you __not travel__ in low-cost flights. (have/not
travel)
Si __tienes__ más dinero, __no viajas__ en vuelos low cost
3) If she __ask__ me nicely, I _go___ shopping with her. (ask/go)
Si me __pregunta__ amablemente, _voy___ de compras con ella
4) If you __get__ the sink apart, you __take__ the water out. (take/get)
Si __desarma__ el fregadero, _saca__ el agua.
5) If Mike _have___ 300 euros to spend, he __buy__ a new smartphone. (have/buy)
Si Mike __tiene__ 300 euros para gastar, __compra__ un nuevo teléfono inteligente.
6) If I _live___ abroad, I __miss__ the local food so much. (live/miss)
Si _vivo___ en el extranjero, __extraño__ mucho la comida local.
7) If I _be___ you, I _start__ looking for a job right now. (be/start)
Si _soy___ tú, _empiezo___ a buscar trabajo ahora mismo
1er conditionals
8) If Sam _be___ president of the US, he __do__ a terrific job. (be/do)
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Source : https://whatsup.es/blog/la-segunda-condicional-en-ingles-resumen-y-e
Si Sam es ___ presidente de los EE. UU., __hará__ un trabajo excelente.
9) If I __have__ a freelance job, I __travel__ around the world.
Si __tengo__ un trabajo freelance, __viajo__ por todo el mundo.
(have/travel) 2 conditionals
10) I __finish__ university by 2019 if I __start__ this year. (finish/start)
Yo __termino__ la universidad para 2019 si __comienzo__ este año.
Soluciones
1) If they knew him well, they would invite him to their parties.
2) If you had more money, you wouldn’t travel in low-cost flights.
3) If she asked me nicely, I would go shopping with her.
4) If you took the sink apart, you would get the water out.
5) If Mike had 300 euros to spend, he would buy a new smartphone.
6) If I lived abroad, I would miss the local food so much.
7) If I were you, I would start looking for a job right now.
8) If Sam were president of the US, he would do a terrific job.
9) If I had a freelance job, I would travel around the world.
10) I would finish university by 2019 if I started this year.
