1. Second and Third Conditional

2. Unreal Conditional
SECOND CONDITIONAL

3. Unreal Conditional FORM
[If …+ Simple Past ..., … would +infinitive ...]
If I found her address, I would send her an invitation
Variations: You can use might or could instead of would
If I had more time, I might take up a foreign language.
This means you are not sure.

4. Unreal Conditional MEANING
Unreal conditionals (type II) mean: It is possible but very unlikely that the condition will be fulfilled

5. Past Unreal Conditional
THIRD CONDITIONAL

6. Past Unreal Conditional
FORM
[If ... Past Perfect ..., ... would have + past participle ... ]
[... would have + past participle ... if ... Past Perfect ...]
If I had owned a car, I would have driven to work. But I didn't own one, so I took the bus.
Variations: use might / could instead of would for uncertainty.
If you had studied harder, you might not have failed the test.

7. Past Unreal Conditional
MEANING
The Past Unreal Conditional is used to talk about imaginary situations in the past.
You can describe what you would have done differently or how something could have happened differently if circumstances had been different.
A: What would you have done if you had won the lottery last week?
B: I would have bought a house.

8. EXERCISE
Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense.

9. 1. If I __________ (have) enough money, I __________ (backpack) around Europe. But, unfortunately, I am broke.
2. If I__________ (have) enough money in my twenties, I __________ (backpack) around Europe. But, unfortunately, I was broke.
3. She would have been here earlier if she__________ (miss, not) the train.
4. Thank you for helping me study. If you hadn't tutored me, I __________ (fail) the test.
5. If I exercised more, I __________ (be) much more fit and I __________ (have, not) so many health problems.
had
would backpack
had had
would have backpacked
hadn’t missed
would have failed
would be
would not have

10. were knew had been had known won would go
6. It's too bad Frank isn't with us. If he __________ (be) here, he __________ (can, translate) the letter for us.
7. Stop asking me what Joe bought you for your birthday. Even if I __________ (know) what he bought you, I __________ (tell, not) you.
8. My business trip to California was only two days. If the trip __________ (be) longer, I __________ (visit) my friends in Los Angeles.
9. I'm sorry, I didn't know you were allergic to chocolate. If I __________ (know) , I __________ (make) you a vanilla birthday cake.
10. Did you hear that Margaret won $2,000 in Las Vegas, and she used the money to buy a new washing machine and dryer? How boring! If I __________ (win) that much money, I __________ (go) to Tahiti for a couple of weeks.
were
could translate
knew
wouldn’t tell
had been
would have visited
had known
would have made
won
would go