Second Conditional

Giving advice

Revision of First Conditional

IF

If

Condition / Action / Situation:

If-clause
(future condition with
high possibility)

I play apple bobbing,

(Present Tense)

Result:
Main clause
(likely result)

I will get wet.

(Future tense)

(OR:) I will get wet if I play apple

bobbing.

Exercise One
Q: If you have ten dollars, what will you do?
A: If I have ten dollars, I will
Mr. Li: If I have ten dollars, I will donate the
money to charity.
(OR:) I will donate the money to charity if I
have ten dollars.

Worksheet Part A
Make two sentences for the question below.

Q: If you have ten dollars, what will you do?

A1: If I have ten dollars, I will_____________.
A2: If I have ten dollars, I will_____________.

Compare Statements 1 and 2

(1) If I have ten dollars, I will buy some

sweets for you.
(2) If I had ten million dollars, I would buy a
new sports car for you.
(???)
Whats the
difference?

Differences

(1) If I have ten dollars, I will buy some

sweets for you.
(First Conditional sentence)
(2) If I had ten million dollars, I would buy a
new sports car for you.
(Second Conditional sentence)

Explanation
First

conditional: the condition possible to

happen

Second

conditional: the condition not

likely to happen. The condition is like an
imaginary situation!

Structure: Type 2
IF

Condition / Action /
Situation: If-clause
(future condition with
low possibility)

(Past Tense)

Result: Main Clause

(unlikely result)

(would + base verb)

Example 1

If Ken had enough money,

he would travel around the
world.
The situation is:
Ken does not have enough money and hes not likely
to travel around the world.

Example 2

Oh! An
gela.
I miss y

If I knew Angelas address, I

(visit)
her.
would visit
The situation is:
I dont know Angelas address, so I cant
visit her.

ou !!

Example 3

If I had (have) a car, I would show

you around the town.
The situation is:
I dont have a car. It is unlikely that I can show
you around the town using my own car.