1. Second conditional
If I had a car, I wouldn’t need to leave home so early.
[I don’t have a car.]
If I were a plumber, I would fix the leaking pipes at home.
[I’m not a plumber.]
If I lived in Iceland, I would speak Icelandic.
[I don’t live in Iceland.]

2. Second conditional
The second conditional talks about an unrealistic present or an unlikely future.

3. Second conditional If I lived in Iceland, I would speak Icelandic.
Definitely. I love languages and I would study hard.
If I lived in Iceland, I could speak Icelandic.
Here ,it’s impossible, but there I’d be in touch with lots of native speakers.
If I lived in Iceland, I might speak Icelandic.
It’s a difficult language, but who knows? I might learn it.
In the main clause, could and might are also possible instead of would.

4. Third conditional
If I had grown up in Iceland, I would have seen a lot of snow.
[I didn’t grow up in Iceland.]
If I had been born in Krypton*, I would have become a superhero.
[I wasn’t born in Krypton.]
* Superman’s native planet

5. Third conditional
The third conditional talks about an unrealistic past.

6. Third conditional
If I had practiced basketball as a child, I might have become a professional player.
[I didn’t practice basketball as a child.]
In the main clause, could have done and might have done are also possible instead of would have done.

7. Grammar summary Second conditional
If I were a professional basketball player, I would play in the Olympic games.
Third conditional:
If I had practiced basketball as a child, I would have become a professional player.

8. What to stress Main verbs, but not auxiliary verbs:
I would have visited her if I had known she was home.
Verb to be in the present and past simple is unstressed:
My sister was upset last night.
Negative elements, including auxiliary verbs:
I wouldn’t visit her if I didn’t like her.

9. What to stress Subjects (except if they are subject pronouns):
My brother likes blonde girls,
but I prefer dark-haired girls.
Objects and complements of the main verbs (except if they are object pronouns):
If I played the guitar, I could have a band.

10. What to stress
Adverbs
If I played the piano very well, I could be a professional musician.
References of time and place:
I would have visited her yesterday If I had known she was home.
Question words:
What would you have done if you had been aboard the Titanic?

11. Pronunciation p. 54 I would have been terrified
If I told you what happened,
If I hadn’t read the safety information,
I wouldn’t fly with that airline
If I’d stayed in the building longer,
I’d travel more

12. Pronunciation p. 54 I would have been terrified
If I told you what happened,
If I hadn’t read the safety information,
I wouldn’t fly with that airline
If I’d stayed in the building longer,
I’d travel more