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Understanding the Second Conditional

The document discusses the second conditional in Spanish. It notes that the second conditional expresses imaginary situations in the present or future, such as "If I was in Ibiza now, I would be very happy." It provides the forms for the second conditional using "if" and "unless," stating that the past simple is used in the if-clause and "would" plus the infinitive is used in the main clause. It also notes that "were" can be used with the first and third person singular in these conditionals, such as "If I were the president..." The document concludes with a reminder about comma placement in second conditional sentences.

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Understanding the Second Conditional

The document discusses the second conditional in Spanish. It notes that the second conditional expresses imaginary situations in the present or future, such as "If I was in Ibiza now, I would be very happy." It provides the forms for the second conditional using "if" and "unless," stating that the past simple is used in the if-clause and "would" plus the infinitive is used in the main clause. It also notes that "were" can be used with the first and third person singular in these conditionals, such as "If I were the president..." The document concludes with a reminder about comma placement in second conditional sentences.

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Juan Manuel Albe Cordero

Contenidos
1. Forma
2. Uso

1. Uso
La segunda condicional expresa
situciones imaginarias en el presente o
en el futuro:
If I was in Ibiza now, I would be very
happy.
(PRESENTE)
If I found 500 tomorrow, I would go on
a
trip. (FUTURO)

2. Forma
IF
(SI)

Past simple

Would+ INFINITIVE

If

I won the lottery

I would buy a car.

UNLESS
(Si no)

Past simple

Would+ base verb

Unless

I won the
lottery

I would feel very


sad

RECUERDA: Podemos usar la forma


WERE con la 1 y la 3 persona del
singular slo en este tipo de
condicionales:
If I were the president of the United
States, I would travel on a private jet.

If Badajoz were an island, I would have a


boat.

Cuidado con la coma. Fjate en


el orden de la frase y dnde
se coloca:
If Badajoz were an island, I would
have a boat.
I would have a boat if Badajoz
were an island.

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