Complete the 2nd conditional sentences with your ideas.
2nd Conditional = [if + subject + simple past verb + complement] +
[subject + WOULD + BASE VERB + complement]
Time reference: never...it's an imaginary situation that reflects the opposite of reality.
Examples:
-If it rained right now, I would get wet because I don't have my umbrella. (But it's not raining right now, so I am dry, not wet.)
- If I had my own car, I wouldn't take the train. (But, I don't have a car, so I do take the train)
-If he didn't drive, he would take the bus. (But he does drive, so he's not taking the bus)
Practice: Page 5:
Image Sentence beginning..... Sentence ending....
1. If I had more time....
2. If she used CAD software.....
3. If she didn't have to work today....
4. If they decorated the runway better....
5. If she paid in cash..........
3rd Conditional (Past Conditional): Transform the above sentences into the past conditional.
3rd Conditional: = [IF + subject + HAD + Past Participle + complement] +
[subject + WOULD/COULD + HAVE + past participle + complement]
Time reference: it refers to an impossibility in the past
Examples:
- If it had rained yesterday, I would have gotten wet because I didn't have my umbrella.
-If I had had my own car when I lived in Amsterdam, I wouldn't have taken the train.
-If he hadn't driven, he would have taken the bus.
Practice: page 5. Transform the sentences you completed above for the 2nd conditional into the 3rd conditional. You may need to use past time words such as yesterday, last week, two years ago, etc...
