SECOND AND SECOND AND THIRD THIRD

CONDITIONAL CONDITIONAL

Second Conditional: unreal possibility Second Conditional: unreal possibility or dreamor dream

We are thinking about a particular We are thinking about a particular condition in the future, and the result of condition in the future, and the result of this condition. But there is this condition. But there is notnot a real a real possibility that this condition will happenpossibility that this condition will happen

For example, you do For example, you do notnot have a lottery have a lottery ticket. Is it possible to win? No! No ticket. Is it possible to win? No! No lottery ticket, no win! But maybe you will lottery ticket, no win! But maybe you will buy a lottery ticket in the future. So you buy a lottery ticket in the future. So you can think about winning in the future, like can think about winning in the future, like a dream. a dream. It's not very real, but it's still It's not very real, but it's still possible.possible.

IFIF conditioncondition resultresult

   past simplepast simple WOULD + base verbWOULD + base verb

IfIf I won the lotteryI won the lottery I would buy a car.I would buy a car.

NOTICENOTICE

The important thing about the second The important thing about the second conditional is that conditional is that there is an unreal there is an unreal possibility that the condition will possibility that the condition will happenhappen..

IIFF

conditioncondition resultresult

   past simplepast simpleWOULD + base WOULD + base

verbverb

IfIf I married MaryI married Mary I would be happy.I would be happy.

IfIf Ram became richRam became rich she would marry him.she would marry him.

IfIf it snowed next Julyit snowed next Julywould you be would you be

surprised?surprised?

IfIf it snowed next Julyit snowed next July what would you do?what would you do?

resultresult IFIF conditioncondition

WOULD + base WOULD + base verbverb

   past simplepast simple

I would be happyI would be happy ifif I married Mary.I married Mary.

She would marry She would marry RamRam

ifif he became rich.he became rich.

Would you be Would you be surprisedsurprised

ifif it snowed next July?it snowed next July?

What would you doWhat would you do ifif it snowed next July?it snowed next July?

NOTICENOTICE

Sometimes, we use Sometimes, we use shouldshould, , couldcould or or mightmight instead of instead of wouldwould, for example: , for example:

If I won a million dollars, I If I won a million dollars, I couldcould stop stop working.working.

Third Conditional: no possibilityThird Conditional: no possibility

With the With the third conditionalthird conditional we talk about we talk about the the pastpast. We talk about a condition in the . We talk about a condition in the past that did past that did notnot happen. That is why happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream, The third conditional is also like a dream, but with but with no possibilityno possibility of the dream of the dream coming true.coming true.

Last week you bought a Last week you bought a lottery ticket. But you did lottery ticket. But you did

not win. not win.

   conditioncondition resultresult

   Past PerfectPast PerfectWOULD HAVE WOULD HAVE

+ Past + Past ParticipleParticiple

IfIfI had won the I had won the

lotterylotteryI would have I would have

bought a car.bought a car.

NOTICENOTICE

The important thing about the third The important thing about the third conditional is that both the condition and conditional is that both the condition and result are result are impossibleimpossible now. now.

Sometimes, we use Sometimes, we use should haveshould have, , could could havehave, , might havemight have instead of instead of would havewould have, , for example: for example:

If you had bought a lottery ticket, you If you had bought a lottery ticket, you might havemight have won. won.

IFIF conditioncondition resultresult

   past perfectpast perfectWOULD HAVE + WOULD HAVE +

past participlepast participle

IfIf I had seen MaryI had seen Mary I would have told her.I would have told her.

IfIfTara had been free Tara had been free

yesterdayyesterdayI would have invited I would have invited

her.her.

IfIfthey had not passed their they had not passed their

examexamtheir teacher would their teacher would

have been sad.have been sad.

IfIf it had rained yesterdayit had rained yesterdaywould you have would you have

stayed at home?stayed at home?

IfIf it had rained yesterdayit had rained yesterdaywhat would you have what would you have

done?done?